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US senators call for UN probe into secret Iranian torture centers exposed by CNN
Middle East

US senators call for UN probe into secret Iranian torture centers exposed by CNN

London CNN  —  A committee of US senators has called on the United Nations to investigate a network of secret…
Family of Palestinian activist Nizar Banat files case against Palestinian Authority in International Criminal Court
Middle East

Family of Palestinian activist Nizar Banat files case against Palestinian Authority in International Criminal Court

JerusalemCNN —  The family of a Palestinian activist who died while in Palestinian Authority custody has filed a “war crimes and torture” case…
Interior Ministry denies suspect died at Matruh police station of torture
Egypt

Interior Ministry denies suspect died at Matruh police station of torture

A security source denied circulated rumors on a satellite channel loyal to the Muslim Brotherhood about the death of a…
Interior Ministry denies police beating a citizen in video clip
Egypt

Interior Ministry denies police beating a citizen in video clip

The Egyptian Ministry of Interior denied that a police officer, shown in a video clip that circulated on social media…
Egyptian authorities deny torturing detainees in police custody
Egypt

Egyptian authorities deny torturing detainees in police custody

The Egyptian security forces issued a statement about the allegations of some detainees in al-Salam Police Station in a video…
Syria’s rebels hail ex-officer’s conviction, want justice to go higher
Middle East

Syria’s rebels hail ex-officer’s conviction, want justice to go higher

AMMAN, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Syrian rebel and opposition groups said Germany’s conviction of a former Syrian intelligence officer for…
China vows retaliation after US blacklists companies
World

China vows retaliation after US blacklists companies

BEIJING (AP) — China on Sunday said it will take “necessary measures” to respond to the US blacklisting of Chinese…
Gaza man says Hamas forced him to divorce after torture
Middle East

Gaza man says Hamas forced him to divorce after torture

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — After months of torture and interrogations in a Hamas prison, Palestinian activist Rami Aman…
Bahrain police beat, threaten detained children with rape, rights groups say
Middle East

Bahrain police beat, threaten detained children with rape, rights groups say

DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahraini security forces have beaten children and threatened them with rape and electric shocks after detaining them…
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