The Latest Breaking News from Torture

Paul Urey: Briton captured by Russia possibly suffered ‘unspeakable torture’, says Ukraine

Paul Urey, 45, was reported to have died in captivity in July.

Evening Standard · Sep 8, 2022

Body of Manchester aid worker captured in Ukraine shows signs of 'unspeakable torture'

Paul Urey, 45, was captured whilst volunteering in the war-torn country in April

Manchester Evening News · Sep 8, 2022

British aid worker’s body shows signs of ‘unspeakable torture’, Ukraine says

‘He was a brave man who dedicated himself to saving people’

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2022

UK Government refuses to comment on alleged tip-off that led to Scottish Sikh's arrest

THE UK Government has refused to comment on allegations MI5 and MI6 supplied information that led to the abduction and alleged torture of Scottish…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 7, 2022

Tents for Torture, Secret Detention Uncovered in Syria’s al-Hol Camp

The Kurdish Internal Security Forces (Asayish) and the special female units of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have found a tent used by ISIS-linked elements for torture and detention inside al-Hol refugee camp, east of al-Hasakah governorate. Security forces liberated four women who were chained up to a concrete wall.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 7, 2022

Human Rights Groups Condemn Torture in Lebanese Prisons

International human rights groups Tuesday condemned acts of torture in Lebanese prisons following the death of a Syrian refugee in detention and urged authorities to transfer the investigation into his death from a military to a civil court. Photos surfaced last week of the battered body of a Syrian who…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 6, 2022

Woman found dead at husband’s house in Kannur

Relatives allege torture by spouse and mother-in-law

The Hindu · Sep 6, 2022

UK ministers ignored evidence Rwanda violated human rights, court told

African country went back on list of destinations for ‘migration partnership’ after civil servants had ruled it out, judges hear

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2022

Watch Ford F-150 Lightning Tow Up Steep Hill Where Trucks Overheat

It's time to see how the fully electric F-150 Lightning handles an uphill towing torture test that has a reputation for causing trucks to overheat.

InsideEVs · Sep 4, 2022

Lebanon: Death of Syrian Detainee under Torture Disconcerts Security, Judicial Authorities

The death of a Syrian young man under torture inside a state security prison in southern Lebanon sparked confusion at the security, judicial and political levels, and brought back to the fore the file of torture in pretrial detention centers. Lebanese sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the arrested Syrian, Bashar…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 4, 2022