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world10 days ago•5 min saved

Stuck in Rostov: Ukrainian Women’s Harrowing Detention and the Fight for Release

A New Yorker feature recounts Ukrainian women held in Rostov pretrial detention center No. 1, illustrating how civilians detained since 2014 endure torture and long-term custody with little chance of exchange. The piece profiles Valentina Zayarnaya, who sheltered a Ukrainian officer she later discovered lied about his identity, and Natalia Vlasova, who was tortured at Izolyatsia and sentenced to 18 years, shedding light on the broader pattern of abuse and the unresolved status of civilian detainees amid the Russia-Ukraine war.

via Meduza|

#detainees #rostov #russia

war-in-ukraine13 days ago•3 min saved

Ukraine Alleges Russia Executed Surrendered Soldiers and Tortured POWs Across Captivity

Ukraine's human rights ombudsman says Russia has documented 345 executions of surrendered Ukrainian soldiers and verified 375 Ukrainian citizens who died in captivity, describing a systemic pattern of torture and abuse in detention facilities and even coercion of POWs into service, with widespread violations of international law.

via UNITED24 Media|

#prisoners-of-war #russia #torture

crime15 days ago•3 min saved

Eleven charged in North Queensland teen-torture case tied to a tree

Eleven people have been charged in North Queensland over the alleged torture of a 17-year-old boy found tied to a tree in bushland off Cape Pallarenda Rd at Town Common. The new arrests expand an earlier case, with offences including deprivation of liberty, assaults occasioning bodily harm while armed/in company, grievous bodily harm and torture. The defendants range from a 13-year-old Deeragun boy and a 14-year-old Kirwan girl to multiple adults aged 24–40, with some charged under the Youth Justice Act. The victim required surgical intervention and police describe the attack as coordinated. Investigations are ongoing, and those charged will appear in Townsville Magistrates Court.

via New York Post|

#crime #deprivation-of-liberty #grievous-bodily-harm

nation-and-world16 days ago•29 min saved

Teen bound to a tree and tortured in Townsville; 11 arrested in Australia case

A 17-year-old boy in Townsville, Queensland, was found zip-tied to a tree and wrapped in plastic with serious injuries after an alleged torture and assault; investigators say the attack was not random and the teen was dumped at the site after being attacked earlier, with 11 people arrested (a 13-year-old, four 14-year-olds, two men aged 30 and 34, and four women aged 32, 25, 26 and 40) on charges including torture and assault; the victim is in stable condition after multiple surgeries for fractures.

via WKRC|

#assault #australia #child-abuse

world1 month ago•7 min saved

Austria Convicts Syrian Intelligence Chief for Raqqa Torture

An Austrian court convicted Khaled al-H., formerly head of Syria’s General Intelligence Directorate in Raqqa (2011–2013), of torture and sexual abuse of regime opponents and sentenced him to eight years; a second Raqqa official, Moussab Abou R., was found guilty on similar charges, also receiving eight years. Prosecutors described beatings, electric shocks and other abuses used to suppress protests, with victims traveling from Europe and Syria to testify, in a rare instance of European jurisdiction over Assad-era crimes.

via BBC|

#austria #court #raqqa

world3 months ago•3 min saved

Palestinian detainees recount torture and sexual violence in Israeli prisons

Palestinian ex-detainees describe dehumanizing treatment in Israeli prisons, including naked strip searches, dog attacks, and sexual assaults by guards, with accounts from Mohammed al-Bakri and a 17-year-old identified as Ahmed. Rights groups say such abuses are part of a broader, systematic pattern documented by Euro-Med Monitor and others, as about 9,600 Palestinians were detained last month (up from 5,250 prewar), including 350 children and 3,530 administrative detainees.

via Al Jazeera|

#detention #human-rights #israel-palestinian-conflict

middle-east3 months ago•25 min saved

Torture claims emerge as three Iranian prisoners are executed, families denied final visits.

Three Iranian prisoners were executed in Orumiyeh Central Prison after allegedly being tortured to extract confessions, according to letters and calls shared with The Jerusalem Post by the Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN). Yaghoub Karimpour and Nasser Bakerzadeh were hanged on Saturday; Mehrab Abdollahzadeh on Sunday. Families were not informed and were barred from final visits or body release. Karimpour, accused of passing information to Mossad, said he endured two months of physical and psychological torture, was denied medication for disabilities, and confessed only under duress. Bakerzadeh described abduction by plainclothes IRGC agents, solitary confinement and threats; he said charges were retrofitted from national security to espionage after he refused further cooperation. Abdollahzadeh, who denied involvement in 2022 protests' violence, recounted weeks of beatings, isolation, and coercion; he later signed a confession. KHRN frames the executions as intimidation and retaliation amid broader protests and tensions with Israel.

via The Jerusalem Post|

#executions #human-rights #iran

world4 months ago•8 min saved

A Mother's six-week nightmare in Israeli detention

Saeda al-Shrafi, a Palestinian mother from Gaza, recounts a harrowing six-week detention by Israeli forces, including beatings, threats against her children, and brutal prison conditions in Dimona, before a Red Cross–facilitated release; rights groups say thousands of Palestinians face torture and abuse in Israeli jails amid ongoing Gaza-related arrests.

via Middle East Eye|

#detention #israel #palestine

world5 months ago•3 min saved

UN expert: torture in Israeli detention is state policy fueling genocide

A UN Special Rapporteur warns that Israel’s detention system has become a state doctrine of torture and a core element of ongoing genocide against Palestinians, detailing abuses in prisons and across Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem. With more than 18,500 Palestinians detained since Oct 2023 (including about 1,500 children), thousands held without charge and hundreds killed, the report calls for an immediate halt to torture, access for international investigators, and accountability, including potential ICC action and warrants for senior officials.

via ohchr|

#genocide #human-rights #israel-palestinian-conflict

world5 months ago•2 min saved

UN rights expert warns global inaction enables torture of Palestinians

A UN special rapporteur presented a report alleging that torture is effectively state policy in Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory, with the international community’s silence acting as a 'licence to torture.' The findings describe a regime of collective punishment driven by displacement, siege, denial of aid, and violence, and cite casualties in Gaza and mass arrests in the West Bank since Oct 2023. Israel’s UN mission dismissed the report as antisemitic, while Albanese urged states to prevent and punish torture and genocide to uphold international law.

via Al Jazeera|

#francesca-albanese #human-rights #israel-palestine-conflict

world6 months ago•12 min saved

Front-Line Confessions: Russian Soldiers Recount Executions and Brutal Orders in Ukraine War

BBC interviews with four Russian soldiers reveal on-the-record accounts of commanders ordering executions, torture for refusing to take part in brutal front-line assaults, and a culture of impunity including a 'zeroing' system and 'meat storms' on the battlefield; one commander was named a Hero of Russia, families have appealed for investigations, and all four men are now outside Russia with lasting trauma.

via Yahoo News Canada|

#frontline #russia #torture

world6 months ago•4 min saved

CPJ warns of systemic abuse of Palestinian journalists in Israeli detention

A CPJ report based on interviews with 59 Palestinian journalists detained since Oct 7, 2023 alleges widespread abuse in Israeli prisons, including physical assaults, stress positions, sensory deprivation, sexual violence, and medical neglect, with 58 reporting torture. Many were held under administrative detention (about 48 of the cases). Reports describe mass assaults, dog attacks, electroshocking, and the use of strappado, alongside severe weight loss (average about 23.5 kg). Israeli authorities deny the allegations. The piece also references leaked surveillance footage and broader casualty figures cited by other organizations, noting 94 Palestinian deaths in custody since Oct 2023 and 252 journalists killed since the Gaza war began.

via The Guardian|

#detention #human-rights #israel

world6 months ago•7 min saved

American detainee recalls Venezuela prison torture, freed after Maduro’s capture

An American detainee recounts brutal treatment and extended solitary confinement in Venezuela, including beatings and starvation, before his release days after U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro. The episode underscores the ongoing risk of wrongful detention for Americans in Venezuela and highlights the broader, tense U.S.–Venezuela relationship.

via CNN|

#detention #political-prisoners #torture

world7 months ago•9 min saved

Snowbound Punishment: Russian Troops Tied to Trees in Frontline Torture Video

A reportedly shocking video shows Russian commanders torturing two troops, binding them upside down to trees in freezing weather, stripping them to underwear and shoving snow into their mouths, amid ongoing Ukrainian strikes and widespread power outages in Kharkiv and Odesa as diplomacy continues with no sign Putin will halt the war.

via Daily Express US|

#russia #torture #ukraine

world7 months ago•4 min saved

UK pays substantial compensation to Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah over torture allegations

Britain has reached a substantial compensation settlement with Abu Zubaydah, the Guantanamo detainee subjected to CIA torture, amid allegations that UK intelligence services helped facilitate his mistreatment. The payment is underway but not yet accessible to him, and campaigners say his ongoing detention and call for release and accountability remain urgent.

via BBC|

#abu-zubaydah #compensation #guantanamo-bay