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Torture
Having Survived Solitary, I Refuse to Conflate the Imaginable With the Possible
White supremacy might limit what we can easily imagine, but through writing, we can shape more liberatory futures.
Lawsuit Alleges Trump’s Guantánamo Transfers Aim to “Instill Fear” in Immigrants
Three have died in ICE custody as Trump rapidly expands government capacity to surveil and incarcerate immigrants.
Trump Approves $3B in Arms to Israel as Freed Palestinians Recount Torture
The package includes nearly $2.716 billion in bombs and weapons guidance kits, as well as $295 million in bulldozers.
Guantánamo Detainee Held Without Charge for Over Two Decades Is Repatriated
There are now 26 detainees remaining, the majority of whom have never been charged and have been approved for release.
Report: Israel Detaining North Gaza Hospital Director in Notorious Torture Camp
A Palestinian recently released from Sde Teiman said Israeli guards beat Hussam Abu Safiya “until his eye was bleeding.”
Held in Isolation, Palestinian Leader Khalida Jarrar Faces Torturous Conditions
Jarrar’s husband and lawyer describe abuses endured by the political prisoner, who has been in solitary since August.
As US Erodes Sexual and Reproductive Rights, International Law Can Be a Lifeline
US activists are turning to international frameworks on sexual rights, the right to health and anti-torture protections.
Even the National Intelligence Director Admits Government Secrecy Is a Problem
Up to 90 percent of info is overclassified by the US. Whistleblowers alone can’t fix this systemic crisis of secrecy.
New Report Reveals Torture of Palestinian Health Care Workers in Israeli Prisons
Doctors, paramedics and nurses say they suffered beatings, starvation, electric shocks, and other forms of abuse.
Israel Is Holding Thousands of Palestinians Captive — Including Children
Under “administrative detention,” Palestinians held without trial face hunger, torture and even death.