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Europe's anti-torture watchdog slams Italy over migrant detention abuses

The Council of Europe anti-torture committee has criticized Italy’s treatment of migrants in local detention centers

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2024

Former Syrian Official Charged With Torture In US

Former Syrian military official charged with torture and conspiracy in the US. Legal actions taken against Assad's regime in Europe.

Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture

A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where alleged human rights abuses took place has been charged with several counts of torture

The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2024

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US Charges Ex-head Of Syrian Prison With Torture

The former head of a notorious Syrian prison was charged Thursday in the United States with torturing opponents of the now-collapsed government of Bashar al-Assad, the Justice Department said.

International Business Times · Dec 13, 2024

I sparked Syria’s revolution as a teenage boy – now I’m here to finish it

ON THE GROUND: Muawiyah Syasneh was 16 when his anti-Assad graffiti on a school wall led to his arrest, sparking protests that ended in civil war. Now, in the very same spot, he tells chief international correspondent Bel Trew about the years-long war – and his role in bringing it…

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2024

Rapes, Torture, Killings -- A Litany Of Abuses Blamed On Assad Forces

Bashar al-Assad's government has been accused of carrying out torture, rape, summary executions and other abuses since since Syria's civil war started in 2011.

International Business Times · Dec 12, 2024

‘We won’t stop until we find them all’: joy gives way to grief as Syria buries its dead

As thousands took to the streets of Damascus for the funeral of Mazen al-Hamadah, a victim of Assad’s brutal regime, the search for Syria’s disappeared continues

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2024

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No pardons for prison torturers, says Syrian rebel leader

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani says HTS group will ask countries to hand over Assad regime officials who flee

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2024

Syrian Rebels Vow Justice For Torture Under Assad Regime

Syrian rebels led by Mohammad al-Jolani stand firm against pardoning Assad regime torturers, seeking justice for victims.

Syria’s al-Sharaa promises to punish those who tortured, killed detainees

HTS leader seeks ‘justice’ for detainees as Syria’s new rulers attempt to stabilise the country after years of civilwar.

Al Jazeera · Dec 11, 2024

‘To cough was to risk death’: the artist who mapped Syria’s Sednaya prison with testimonies from its survivors

As an artist and audio investigator, I interviewed people who had been imprisoned in a building where sound and vision were weaponised. So what should happen to this monstrous place now it has been liberated?

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2024

ICC to wrap up landmark trial of notorious Sudanese militia chief

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has entered the final stages of its first-ever trial involving crimes committed during Sudan’s Darfur conflict. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, is accused of leading Sudan’s Janjaweed militia in a campaign of murder, rape, and torture between 2003 and 2004.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 11, 2024

Sudan Militia Chief 'Enthusiastically' Committed War Crimes: Prosecutor

A feared Sudanese militia chief "willingly and enthusiastically" participated in war crimes, the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor charged Wednesday, laying out searing accusations of rape, murder, and torture.

International Business Times · Dec 11, 2024

ICC To Wrap Up War Crimes Trial Of Feared Sudan Militia Chief

The war crimes trial of a feared Sudanese militia chief accused of rape, murder, and torture across the Darfur region of Sudan during the country's brutal civil war wraps up this week.

International Business Times · Dec 11, 2024

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Al Jazeera · Dec 10, 2024

‘Step towards justice’: US indicts ex-military officials for Syria abuses

Officers Jamil Hassan and Abdul Salam Mahmoud behind torture of detainees, including US citizens, prosecutors say.

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2024

Syrian activist whose suffering became symbol of Assad brutality found dead in Sednaya prison

Mazen al-Hamada had escaped to tell the world about regime’s torture before returning to Damascus

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2024

‘They tortured me when I asked to see him’: Wife of jailed Syrian reveals truth of Assad’s slaughterhouse jail

As the brutality of the Assad regime falls away, Bel Trew finds families driven by desperation, grief and fury as they searched for their lost loved ones

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2024

Syrian leader offers reward for details of Assad officials involved in war crimes

Ahmed al-Sharaa promises torturers will be held accountable bringing hopes of justice for atrocities committed under brutal regime

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The Guardian - AU · Dec 10, 2024

Israel says it has carried out more than 350 airstrikes in Syria; HTS leader says world ‘has nothing to fear’ – as it happened

IDF says strikes were targeting weapons stockpiles and strategic infrastructure over past 48 hours; Ahmed al-Sharaa attempts to reassure foreign nations in TV interview

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2024

Tuesday briefing: What happened when the doors of Syria’s most notorious prison were finally opened

In today’s newsletter: The Guardian’s William Christou was the first western journalist to gain access to Sednaya prison. He reflects on what he saw

Rebels To Announce List Of Assad Regime Officials Wanted

Syrian rebels to release list of Assad regime officials wanted for torture, signaling a push for accountability in ongoing conflict.

US Prosecutors Accuse Syrian Officials Of Torture Center Oversight

U.S. prosecutors indict Syrian officials for overseeing torture center targeting peaceful protesters, including an American woman. Conflict in Syria result...

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2024

US indictment accuses two Syrian officials of torture at notorious prison

U.S. prosecutors are accusing two senior Syrian officials of overseeing a notorious Syrian torture center that abused peaceful protesters, including a 26-year-old American woman who was later hanged

Al Jazeera · Dec 9, 2024

Al-Assad’s ‘human slaughterhouses’: What to know about Syria’s prisons

Bashar al-Assad’s apparatus ran more than 100 detention facilities where it tortured indiscriminately.

The Walrus · Dec 9, 2024

In Afghanistan, Women Haven’t Given Up

Despite jail, torture, and death threats, activists are resisting the Taliban in the country and abroad

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