The Latest Breaking News from Torture

'This will torture me beyond the grave': daughter faces mother's killers

Irma Palasics was killed about 27 years ago.

The Canberra Times · Aug 24

A Miami Court Orders Maduro's Inner Circle to Pay $314 Million

A Miami judge ordered Maduro and Alex Saab to pay $314M to three Americans tortured in Venezuela — but collecting may be another fight entirely.

Latin Times · Aug 21

Daughter of Murderer Who Tortured Teen Babysitter Reveals She Was Forced To Visit Her Mother in Prison

Kelly Higgins, daughter of a convicted murderer, shares her traumatic childhood experiences and campaigns for legal reforms to protect children from abusive parents retaining parental responsibility.

International Business Times UK · Aug 21

OLED TVs still have a burn-in problem — but only if you do something really dumb with them

A new torture test proves that burn-in is still an issue on new OLED TVs… but only if you watch thousands of hours of the same channel for over a year straight.

Tom’s Guide · Aug 18

A detainee’s death revives Syria’s memories of torture and abuse in prisons

The death of a young man with hemophilia days after his arrest has sparked outrage in Syria

The Independent UK · Aug 17

Finland halts deportation of Russian family who ‘risked everything’ to oppose Ukraine invasion

Mother and son Olga and Nikita Belov say they were facing jail and potential torture after asylum case was rejected

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17

Twisha Sharma death case: CBI files 636-page chargesheet; husband, mother-in-law named accused under BNS, Dowry Act

The CBI has filed a 636-page chargesheet in the Twisha Sharma death case. Her husband Samarth Singh and mother-in-law Giribala Singh are named as accused. Allegations of cruelty and dowry prohibition violations have been established by the chargesheet. The court has summoned officials and the CBI for further proceedings.

The Economic Times · Aug 17

Bou Meng, a Cambodian artist and survivor of a Khmer Rouge torture center, has died at 85

Cambodian artist Bou Meng, one of only seven people known to have survived a notorious Khmer Rouge torture center, has died at 85

The Independent UK · Aug 16

German astronomer who discovered three laws of planetary motion had a mother imprisoned on witchcraft charges; in 1620 he put science on hold and penned a 128-page defense that freed her

Johannes Kepler faced a difficult challenge defending his mother from witchcraft accusations. His mother, Katharina Kepler, was imprisoned and faced torture for alleged sorcery. Kepler halted his astronomical work to hire lawyers and secure her release. He presented a strong defense, challenging the prosecution's baseless claims. Katharina was eventually freed…

The Economic Times · Aug 14

I’d rather drink eel-infested lake water than put my hand up for Alone Australia – which is what makes it such great TV

Alone Australia is my idea of torture, but there is something charming about the contestants that put their hands up for this madness

The Guardian - AU · Aug 13