The Latest Breaking News from Torture

Gold teeth pulled from mouths of living and dead Ukrainians, claims Kyiv

The discovery has been reported to the War Crimes Commission for investigation

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022

'Employee-from-hell' pulled loaded shotgun on boss and tortured him with dog chain

Ronald McLennan tortured boss Ian Robertson with a dog chain and threatened him with a loaded shotgun in a 20-year campaign of 'violent bullying'.

Daily Record · Oct 5, 2022

Box of teeth found in Russian torture chamber as Vladimir Putin’s forces retreat

A search in the dilapidated house in liberated village also uncovered evidence of people being buried alive as a form of torture

Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2022

10 torture sites in 1 town: Russia sowed pain, fear in Izium

Russian torture in Izium was arbitrary, widespread and absolutely routine for both civilians and soldiers throughout the city, an AP investigation has found

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2022

Pro-Kremlin neo-Nazi militia inciting the torture and murder of Ukrainian prisoners

Task Force Rusich, linked to the Wagner Group, advises its fighters not to report the capture of Ukrainians to Russian commanders

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2022

Captured Brit waterboarded and Tasered by sadistic Russians in months of torture

Dylan Healy has spoken of the months of torture, including beatings and waterboarding, that he suffered after being ambushed by Russian troops alongside fellow aid worker Paul Urey in Ukraine

Daily Mirror · Oct 2, 2022

California governor vetoes limits on solitary confinement

Bill vetoed by Gavin Newsom would have imposed variety of limits on a practice UN expert says can be a form of torture.

Al Jazeera · Sep 30, 2022

Gov. Newsom vetoes bill to end indefinite solitary confinement in California, citing safety concerns

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Thursday to limit solitary confinement in California's jails, prisons and private detention centers, rejecting advocates' hopes to restrict a practice that many experts have likened to torture.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 30, 2022

Brit dies in Qatar after telling friends he'd been held and tortured by secret police

Marc Bennett, 52, had been employed by Discover Qatar, part of state-owned Qatar Airways, to promote the country ahead of the World Cup, but had resigned

Daily Mirror · Sep 29, 2022

Marc Bennett: Travel executive’s widow details husband’s ‘torture’ in Qatar before his death

Nancy Bennett says her husband endured ‘mental and physical torture’ during a three-week detention before he died

Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2022