The Latest Breaking News from Torture

On October 7th last year, Israel experienced a traumatic attack by Hamas: over a 1,000 killed, 250 taken hostage. The world mourned with Israel. But a year later, Israel’s devastating response has raised questions within Israeli society itself, whether the country is at risk of losing its moral compass. 

Flashbacks to Korok torture

Michael Korvig, a former Canadian diplomat, was taken into custody in December 2018 and held for more than 1,000 days

Netflix documentary The Tinder Swindler tells the story of a fraudster who convinces women he met on a dating app to “loan” him large sums of money. It shows the devastating financial damage and psychological trauma online romance fraud can inflict on its victims. But it’s not just carried out…

Migrants speak about being suddenly detained for removal to Rwanda in new charity report

The threatening messages contained ‘violent, racist, and homophobic rhetoric,’ the indictment said

Vladimir Kara-Murza, one of the faces of Russian opposition to Putin alongside Evan Gershkovich, sits down with The Independent for the first time since being freed in a historic prisoner swap. Tom Watling reports

Gabon's ex-president Ali Bongo Ondimba, who was overthrown in a coup last year, has said he is withdrawing from political life and asked for clemency for his imprisoned wife and son who he said face "violence" and "torture".

A man who murdered a two-year-old girl after showing escalating violence and abuse towards her then concealed her body for three years has been jailed for life.