As part of its campaign of suppression, Tehran has arrested people in mass, detaining individuals in unofficial facilities where they cannot communicate with the outside world.

A Middle East expert testified the magic carpet is a torture device that was commonly used in Syria's civilian and military ...

An appeals court heard a government effort to resurrect the 2007 interrogations of a prisoner at Guantánamo Bay.

VICTORVILLE, Calif. (KABC) -- Three Victorville family members have been charged with torture in connection with the alleged abuse of six children who were in their care, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Ashley Cardona, Lori Cardona and Michael Cardona face a total of 40 charges from a case into abuse and neglect of two children.

A longtime friendship ended in a six-hour nightmare that concluded with a life sentence.Jeremy Allen, 44, of East Quogue, was ...

The remains of Victoria Roshchyna, 27, were labeled as an "unidentified male" in a body exchange between Russia and Ukraine Meredith Kile is a Digital News Writer-Editor at PEOPLE. She has been an ...

This is not an April Fools’ joke. Syria, where torture is routine and pervasive, has passed a law criminalizing the practice. In an announcement that might have appeared as satire, the Syrian State ...