Torture

Inside enemy territory: A former IDF soldier's journey from Tehran to a Beirut jail cell

MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS: American-Israeli Dan Brotman has travelled across the Middle East as a citizen journalist in order to "understand the world" unseen by mainstream media.

 DESPITE SERVING in the IDF and holding Israeli citizenship, Brotman visited Iran. Here, he stands in front of the 'US Den of Espionage Museum,' site of the former US Embassy in Tehran.
 Hamas terrorists seen in Khan Yunis, February 20, 2025

Hamas increased torture against dissident Gazans while world focused on Israel, Iran war - report

 Hossein Shanbehzadeh

Iranian accused by Tehran of being Israeli spy confessed because regime threatened niece - report

 The tunnel in Rafah, Gaza Strip, where six hostages were murdered by Hamas. September 10, 2024.

'Picture of hell': Hostage families' reveal suffering of living hostages in Gaza


Edan Alexander suffering torture, interrogations, starvation in captivity - N12

The released hostages added that Alexander, a soldier who was kidnapped in IDF uniform, was treated much more harshly by his captors than civilian hostages.

 Israeli-American hostage Eden Alexander speaks in video released by Hamas, November 30, 2024.

UN to recognize hostage families as victims of Hamas's psychological terror

UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Dr. Alice Jill Edwards, will present the report at a special event in Geneva, Switzerland.

 Hostage families call for deal now, January 11, 2025.

Torture, interrogation, and lice infestation: Hostages reveal first details of captivity

The hostages were held in extremely unhealthy environments full of lice, bedbugs, mold and mildew.

A northern Gaza tunnel uncovered and dismantled by the IDF.

Ex-hostage Ofer Kalderon's relatives testify to physical, mental abuse

Freed Israeli hostage Ofer Kalderon faced physical and mental abuse in Hamas captivity, including beatings, isolation, and restrictions on basic needs, his relatives revealed.

 Ofer Kalderon embraces family after his release from Hamas captivity, February 1, 2025.

Italian journalist Cecilia Sala describes harrowing detention in Iran's Evin prison

'Their game is to give you hope and then use your hope to break you,' Sala said, adding, 'I am not going back to Iran, at least as long as there is the Islamic Republic.'

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani (R) and released journalist Cecelia Sala (L) embrace upon her return, January 8, 2025.

Almost 7,000 Palestinians detained without standard trials, NGOs report

PCATI's criticism suggested that shutting down IDF detention facilities may have been temporary and they may have returned to heavy use once the military started a new campaign in Gaza in October.

 Members of the Keter unit, an Israeli prison service response unit seen during an operation where Nukhba terrorists (a Hamas unit) being held, at the Ofer Prison near Jerusalem, August 28, 2024.

Canadian citizen arrested for kidnapping and torture of a 13-year-old girl in Colombia

Andy Asselin was charged with aggravated kidnapping, a charge he denied in court.

 Canadian citizen arrested for kidnapping and torture of a 13-year-old girl in Colombia.

Hostage report shows conditions worse than you can imagine - opinion

Every day that world leaders and humanitarian organizations remain silent, they betray the victims and enable the perpetrators to continue their atrocities. Silence is complicity.

PEOPLE CARRY umbrellas in front of a clock counting the seconds since October 7, 2023, when 1,200 were slaughtered and 251 were kidnapped into Gaza, in Tel Aviv. Hamas’s captivity system was explicitly designed to inflict psychological torture, break morale, and ensure control over the hostages.

Starvation, sexual abuse, and children beaten: Report exposes conditions of Hamas captivity

The report documented widespread abuse of returned hostages, including sexual abuse, beatings, starvation, and isolation.

 Illustrative image of Hamas terrorists.

Iran moves political prisoner to solitary in preparation for execution over Israel ties, NGO says

Iranian authorities received a confession by torturing Mohammad-Amin Mahdavi Shayesteh, and he was quickly convicted, the NGO said. 

 A view of the entrance of Evin prison in Tehran, Iran October 17, 2022.

As evil as Assad: IDF recovers footage of brutal Hamas torture, abuse from Gaza prison

The videos were discovered by security forces and show Hamas prison guards torturing prisoners and detaining them in harsh conditions.

 Illustrative image of a Hamas terrorist.