Torture
As Israel’s war on Gaza completes 82 days, it continues to torture, mutilate, and kill Palestinians

In the West Bank, Israeli violence is also escalating, with raids in multiple cities and towns accompanied with drone strikes, killing at least 310 Palestinians since the beginning of the war in the month of October

Israel is brutally torturing Palestinian detainees in Gaza

Reports show that Israeli forces are executing Palestinian civilians in Gaza in front of their families and keeping detainees in open air concentration camps in violation of international laws on warfare

“We will meet soon, free, with our heads held high”: Testimonies from Palestinian prisoners

Since October 7, Palestinian prisoners have been subjected to an intense campaign of retaliatory violence by Israeli prison officials

Why we say there were 30,000: a manual to avoid denialism in Argentina

After Milei’s statements in the presidential debate, it is necessary to remember why we talk about 30,000 disappeared during the Argentine dictatorship

US refuses to acknowledge systemic use of torture by its armed forces in Iraq

A large number of those who were kept in Abu Ghraib and other detention centers run by the US and its allies in Iraq were innocent civilians. Many were subjected to various forms of torture and have not received justice to this day

Palestinian prisoners Fatima Amarneh Female Palestinian prisoner allegedly tortured by Israeli authorities

Fatima Amarneh was arrested on September 4 after being accused of attempting to stab an Israeli soldier. She has allegedly been subjected to repeated abuse and torture by the Israeli police and prison officials

Palestinian Prisoners Day On Prisoner’s Day, Palestinians stand in solidarity with their 5,000 comrades in Israeli occupation jails  

Over 1,000 of the nearly 5,000 Palestinian prisoners are administrative detainees who are in Israeli jails without charge or trial. Among them is Khader Adnan, who just completed 71 days of indefinite hunger strike against his wrongful detention inside Israel’s Ramla prison and is facing severe health issues.

Why are the people of Swaziland protesting the upcoming parliamentary elections?

The Communist Party of Swaziland is continuing to organize actions protesting the upcoming parliamentary elections in the country. Swaziland is the last remaining monarchy in Africa, and the people of the country have been facing brutal repression for resisting the king’s rule.

Protesters accuse military of custodial killing of daily wager in Kashmir

The body of Abdul Rashid Dar was recovered from the Zirhama forest of Kupwara district. Dar had been detained in December by security forces who subsequently claimed he had escaped

Guantanamo Bay Pakistani brothers finally leave Guantanamo Bay after 20 years without charge or trial

Hundreds of detainees have been incarcerated for years in the notorious American detention center in Cuba without any formal charges, and allegedly faced various forms of mental and physical torture 

Swaziland CPS members released Communist Party of Swaziland continues campaign to boycott ‘farcical’ elections despite arrests and torture 

In Swaziland, only individuals approved by the local chiefs of King Mswati III can contest elections, and the parliament cannot hold the monarchy accountable. Pro-democracy activists have been calling for a boycott of the elections which are scheduled for August

Ismail Mashal Afghanistan Taliban authorities detain professor for opposing ban on women’s education

Despite facing threats to his life, professor Ismail Mashal has stood defiantly against the Taliban’s restrictions on women’s education in the country