Torture
I was made homeless 11 days after the Asylum decision I waited 16 years for
After spending years waiting for a decision on his refugee status torture survivor Gideon discovered his traumatic fight for security was far from over.
Written by: Gideon, a client at Freedom from Torture
I’m a torture survivor who was put in detention, this is what happened
After fleeing persecution in central Africa in 2005, Kolbassia Haoussou MBE arrived in the UK and was immediately detained in conditions that terrified him.
Written by: Kolbassia Haoussou
“My torturers tried to silence me, but art gave me back my voice”
How therapy, writing and art helped Nasrin Parvaz find meaning and salvation after her imprisonment and abuse by the Iranian regime.
Written by: Nasrin Parvaz
Did British Police help Saudi Arabia crush its Arab Spring uprising?
UK complicit in Saudi protestor executions — A new report from Reprieve suggests British College of Policing training helped Saudi Arabia violently repress pro-democracy protests in 2012.
Written by: Robbie Wojciechowski
The actors turning Guantanamo Bay torture techniques into theatre
Welcome to a dystopian paradise — Theatre company 2Magpies are no strangers to tackling controversial subjects, but their latest project - exploring music and torture at Guantanamo Bay - may well be their boldest performance yet, showing us the songs used for torture at Guantanamo Bay, and asking questions about how we react to terror.
Written by: Natasha Turner