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Syrian Officers Who Hid in Plain Sight Face War Crime Charges in Austria
ByCarlotta Gall June 1, 2026June 1, 2026

The trial, Austria’s first against Assad regime officials, will be a rare chance for Syrian witnesses to confront two men they have accused of torture.

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Syrian Officers Who Hid in Plain Sight Face War Crime Charges in Austria
ByCarlotta Gall June 1, 2026

The trial, Austria’s first against Assad regime officials, will be a rare chance for Syrian witnesses to confront two men they have accused of torture.

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Flotilla video: Ben-Gvir’s template of televised abuse was honed on Palestinians
ByEmma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem May 22, 2026

Targeting of foreign activists drew global outrage from governments that have not acted on violence against Palestinian detaineesIsrael’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has made abuse of detained Palestinians something of a maca…

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Israeli Report Finds That Sexual Violence by Hamas Was Widespread
ByIsabel Kershner May 12, 2026May 12, 2026

A two-year investigation by a team of researchers in Israel concluded that sexual violence by Hamas and its allies was widespread during and after the Oct. 7, 2023, attack.

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Woman jailed in Somalia for peaceful protest ‘stripped, kicked and beaten’
BySarah Johnson and Mohamed Bulbul May 7, 2026

In an exclusive interview from prison, Sadia Moalim Ali, a 27-year-old rickshaw driver, tells of her treatment after being arrested for demonstrating against the governmentA woman being held in prison in Somalia for taking part in peaceful protests has…

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Dozens of Palestinian journalists beaten, starved or raped, report alleges
ByLorenzo Tondo February 19, 2026

Israeli prison service and IDF reject allegations after research by Committee to Protect JournalistsAlmost 60 Palestinian journalists detained in Israeli prisons since the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack have been beaten, starved and subjected to sexual vi…

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‘I could not stay silent’: Palestinian prisoner tells of sexual abuse in Israeli jail
ByEmma Graham-Harrison and Quique Kierszenbaum in Qalqilya January 21, 2026

Sami al-Saei has defied social stigma to speak out about what a report calls a ‘grave pattern’ of sexual violenceWarning: contains graphic descriptions of tortureSami al-Saei said he heard the Israeli prison guards who raped him laughing through the as…

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I know the terrible cost of speaking out in Iran – and I beg the world to stand with those speaking out now | Nasrin Parvaz
ByNasrin Parvaz January 15, 2026

Survivors of the regime like me are reliving our nightmares as brave Iranians fight for their freedom. They say they have nothing to lose but their chains It has been more than 40 years since I was imprisoned in Iran for speaking out against human righ…

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The Cover-Up: Inside the Plot to Conceal Assad’s Crimes
ByChristina Goldbaum and Saad Alnassife December 30, 2025December 30, 2025

Thousands of documents and interviews with Assad-era officials reveal how the regime worked to conceal evidence of its atrocities during the Syrian civil war.

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After Suffering in Israeli Prison, a Gaza Detainee Comes Home to More Pain
ByBilal Shbair and Isabel Kershner December 25, 2025December 25, 2025

Haitham Salem spent 11 months held by Israel without charge and said he endured beatings and abuse. He was released as part of the cease-fire deal, longing to return to his family.

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