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The report is based on more than 500 interviews as well as satellite images and visits to detention sites and graves

Zahra, 17, recalls how she sat handcuffed and blindfolded, waiting to be tortured for the ninth day in a row. Six months into the ongoing protests against the Islamic regime, this is a daily reality for many Iranians pushing to overthrow the government.

CLAIMS that a Scottish citizen was detained and tortured after the UK intelligence service tipped off Indian authorities are to be examined in a…

British citizen Jagtar Singh Johal was detained and says he was tortured after alleged tipoff by UK intelligence

The publication of Michelle Remembers, a 1980 memoir co-written by a Canadian therapist and a patient who ‘recovered’ memories of torture by Satanists, sparked international mass hysteria about child abuse and devil worship. A new film looks at the impact of the book on the world – and, importantly, on…

“Torture breeding.” That’s how many countries refer to the breeding practices that result in dogs with grotesquely flattened snouts like those of English bulldogs, French bulldogs, pugs, Pekingese, Boston terriers, boxers and Shih Tzus. “Torture breeding” is the literal translation of the German term “Qualzucht,” which means promoting traits in…

The former mayor of a small Haitain town accused of terrorizing his political opponents is heading to trial in federal court in Boston

The publication of Michelle Remembers, a 1980 memoir co-written by a Canadian therapist and a patient who “recovered’ memories of torture by Satanists, sparked international mass hysteria about child abuse and devil worship. A new film looks at the impact of the book on the world – and, importantly, on…

Kiska, an orca that lived in isolation at Marineland theme park in Canada, has sadly died. The animal was alone since 2011, which is considered torture for social creatures like orcas

In Ukraine, the justice system is now documenting potential war crimes committed by Russian forces, with the hope of one day seeing the perpetrators face justice. Like in all conflicts, women are the main victims of rape committed by the Russian occupiers, although many men have also suffered genital torture.…

Two former prosecutors have been charged with lying about the relationship one had with a witness in the trial of a man who alleged he was tortured when questioned about the 1982 slayings of two Chicago police officers