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Indian college students take part in a demonstartion on the occasion of United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture in Bangalore on June 26, 2015. The students demanded the Indian government to ratify the convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman, degrading treatment or punishment and to pass a domestic legislation categorically prohibiting torture. AFP PHOTO/ Manjunath KIRAN

Opinion: Our Desperate Attempts to Reject Torture

by Diana Moukalled | Jul 4, 2015 | Opinion

This month is dedicated to a global media campaign against torture. Documented testimonies, investigations, articles and videos of survivors from across the world are being broadcast on alternative media platforms and websites in an attempt to exert more pressure on...

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The Monster and his Jailer

by Shireen Qabbani | Jul 29, 2013 | Features

Sidon, Asharq Al-Awsat—Mohammed could not believe his eyes when he suddenly met his former Syrian jailer in Sidon. The man who used to torture Mohammed in Syria had fled to Lebanon following the unrest in his country, Syria. The Lebanese man is known in his...

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Abu Qatada returns to his north London home after being freed on bail in England, on November 13, 2012. (EPA/Andy Rain)

UK-based Islamist Abu Qatada to be deported Sunday: Jordan

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 4, 2013 | World

Amman, AFP—Radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada is to be flown from Britain to Jordan on Sunday, after the two governments approved a treaty paving the way for his deportation ending years of litigation, a Jordanian official said on Wednesday. “Abu Qatada is...

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In this file picture taken on November 13, 2012 terror suspect Abu Qatada arrives at his home in northwest London , after he was released from prison. (AFP Photo)

Britain’s Abu Qatada Appeal Unanimously Rejected

by Alex Edwards | Mar 27, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The latest attempt by the British government to deport the controversial Jordanian-born cleric Abu Qatada failed today after a ruling by the country’s Court of Appeal. The court’s three judges unanimously rejected an appeal from British Home...

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A picture of Syrian revolutionary and former detainee Muhammed. (AAA)

Portrait of a Syrian Revolutionary

by Hannah Lucinda Smith | Mar 21, 2013 | Features

Aleppo, Asharq Al-Awsat—“There are still so many things I don’t understand,” says Muhammed. “Why did I go there? How did I get out?” Lighting another cigarette he pauses to collect his thoughts before resuming his litany of questions. He knows he should have died in a...