torture
Yemenis Are Being Disappeared, Tortured, Then Killed in Unofficial Prisons
"It's happening virtually all the time. It's become as simple for them as drinking a glass of water."
When You Get to Hell, This Song Plays on Repeat for All Eternity
2020's worst piece of "music" is this Donald Trump reelection anthem, sung by seven disturbingly cheerful, mask-less white people.
Doctors Have a Name for Separating Kids from Their Parents at the Border: It's Torture.
Some parents even contemplated suicide.
“They Said That We Were Pussies:” The Psychologist Who Tortured Accused 9/11 Plotters Says the CIA Wouldn’t Let Him Stop
James Mitchell has also said he would “do it again.”
The Masterminds of the CIA’s Torture Program Are About to Reveal How They Interrogated Accused 9/11 Plotters
The two psychologists will likely reveal how the CIA, in the wake of 9/11, turned to waterboarding, cramped confinement, sleep deprivation, mock burials, and more.
Israel Is Accused of Torturing a Prisoner Until His Ribs Were Broken. Now Palestinians Are Demanding Answers.
“There’s no excuse for it. This is a war crime at the end of the day.”
The Brutality of Hong Kong Police Is Putting Pro-Democracy Protesters in the Hospital
One protester was hospitalized for internal bleeding and a bone fracture after being beaten by police.
Here's Why People in Hong Kong Are Terrified of Being Extradited to China
Forced disappearances and reports of torture mark President Xi Jinping's justice record.
How 'Torture Porn' Captured the Violent Atmosphere of a Post-9/11 World
Films like 'Saw' and 'Hostel' may have felt like gratuitous gore, but they also reflected an era in which death and torture was entering everyday life.
Dick Cheney's Autographed Waterboard Kit Was for Sale on eBay
Bids for the kit topped $3,000 before the page, ostensibly run by Sacha Baron Cohen's alter ego, was taken down.
Horror Writer Blake Leibel Sentenced to Life For Torturing and Killing His Girlfriend
The judge called the murder an act of “inconceivable cruelty."
Canadian Horror Writer Found Guilty of Torturing and Killing His Girlfriend
The prosecution said Blake Leibel was jealous that his girlfriend was paying more attention to their baby than him.