Torture

Germany plans talks with Chile over site tied to cult led by abusive German preacher

The enclave, originally called Colonia Dignidad and renamed Villa Baviera, was founded in 1961 by Paul Schaefer, an evangelical preacher who was later jailed for sexually abusing children.

|ByREUTERS
The name of Villa Baviera, formerly Colonia Dignidad, is engraved on a stone at the settlement created by German immigrants that served as a secret prison during Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship (1973-1990), on the outskirts of Parral, Chile, July 20, 2025.
Former hostage Matan Angrest speaks to Channel 12's 'Uvda' about his experience in Hamas terror captivity, including torture, broadcast on February 26, 2026.

WATCH: 'I screamed in pain': Former hostage Matan Angrest says Hamas terrorists electrocuted him

Former Gaza hostage Matan Angrest told Channel 12's 'Uvda' about his captivity, including Hamas torture, the loss of his tank crew, bonding with fellow hostage Gali Berman, and his eventual release.

|ByJAMES GENN
Pakistan's national flag.

Details emerge on killing of father of 8-year-old Pakistani cricket player, Aina Wazir

Omar Wazir was a schoolteacher and also ran a travel agency. In a related incident, Aina Wazir's cameraman was kidnapped but later released.

|ByARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE
A demonstrator lights a cigarette with fire from a burning picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei outside the Iranian embassy during a rally in support of nationwide protests in Iran, in London, Britain, January 12, 2026.

Iran's death penalty crackdown on protesters targets minors, Amnesty International warns

Amnesty International revealed that two 17-year-olds are among those at risk of being sentenced to death in Iran for involvement in January’s protests, calling for an immediate halt to the executions

|BySHOSHANA BAKER

Court: Lawyers may meet minors in Jewish terror case on Saturday night

Fighting breaks out at courthouse between police and right-wing activists.

JANUARY 3, 2019ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Man in handcuffs - illustrative

Amnesty International: Palestinian woman tortured in PA prison

Jbara, who is a US and Panamanian citizen, was arrested by the PA security forces during a raid on her home in a village north of Ramallah on November 3.

DECEMBER 6, 2018ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Members of the Palestinian security forces clash with demonstrators during a protest organised by Hizb-ut Tahrir against what organisers say are political arrests by the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank city of Hebron February 25, 2017.

Video of Shin Bet interrogations leading to disciplinary measures

The Justice Ministry did not provide statistics on the number of disciplinary proceedings.

NOVEMBER 29, 2018ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Ofer Prison

High Court: Enhanced interrogation of Hamas operative not illegal torture

Although the agency's enhanced interrogation had caused Tavish to vomit, both a special investigator and the court said the interrogation was legal.

NOVEMBER 26, 2018ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Palestinian Hamas supporters take part in a rally marking the 30th anniversary of Hamas' founding, in the West Bank city of Nablus December 15,

HRW report: PA, Hamas are torturing Palestinians

HRW said that while the authorities regularly receive citizen complaints and have systems to investigate them, only a minority have resulted in a finding of wrongdoing.

OCTOBER 23, 2018ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
The hand of a Palestinian inmate is seen in a prison in the West Bank city of Nablus February 11, 2008.

With Pompeo to Riyadh, Saudis may acknowledge Khashoggi death

Trump dispatched Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to meet King Salman over the case that has strained the Americans' relationship with the Saudis, carefully cultivated by the US president.

OCTOBER 16, 2018ByREUTERS
A demonstrator holds picture of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a protest in front of Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, October 5, 2018

‘Ticking bomb’ limit on enhanced interrogation is dead

The question of how far enhanced interrogation can go before it constitutes torture – and whether the Shin Bet had crossed that line – was ripe for a decision.

JUNE 20, 2018ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
A man looks out of a house badly damaged by a firebomb attack by suspected Jewish extremists in the Palestinian village of Duma in the West Bank, July 31, 2015

Will Duma arson-terrorism defendants walk free?

Prosecution dropped portions of confessions that had been obtained through enhanced interrogation

APRIL 18, 2018ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Graffiti left on the Dawabshe family’s home in Duma following the incident says ‘May the King Messiah live!’ Three Palestinians were killed in the July 2015 arson-terrorist attack

Are we on a collision course over interrogations?

Some other democratic countries have used disputed interrogation methods on occasion, such as England in Northern Ireland and Iraq, and France in Algeria.

DECEMBER 15, 2017ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
An IDF soldier stands next to a blindfolded Palestinian prisoner

High Court: Enhanced interrogation was legal to stop 'ticking bomb'

Did Israel’s Shin Bet finally cross the line and torture a suspect under interrogation?

DECEMBER 13, 2017ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
An IDF soldier stands next to a blindfolded Palestinian prisoner