When Ko Aung Kyaw erased his cellphone contacts to protect his sources, he knew his interrogators would make him pay a horrific price. He did it anyway.
Tag: Interrogations
The Legacy of America’s Post-9/11 Turn to Torture
Twenty years after the attacks, the United States is still grappling with the consequences of brutal interrogations carried out in the name of national security.
Guantánamo Prosecutors Ask to Strike Information Gained From Torture
The prosecutors’ use of information from a brutal interrogation had troubled Biden administration lawyers and was a source of tension with the chief prosecutor at Guantánamo Bay, who will retire soon.
Three Months After Coup, Myanmar Returns to the ‘Bad Old Days’
Police are now stopping random people on the streets. A group of secret informers has reappeared. The killings continue, but so does the resistance.
Supreme Court to Rule on Whether C.I.A. Black Sites Are State Secrets
A Guantánamo detainee is seeking information from two former government contractors in connection with a Polish criminal inquiry into a facility there.
Architect of C.I.A. Torture Program Testifies Prisoners Acted Well Adjusted
Dr. James E. Mitchell said in court at Guantánamo Bay that the alleged leader of the Sept. 11 plot, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, was fine after 183 rounds of waterboarding.
F.B.I. Wants to Interrogate Egyptian Man in Brazil, Citing Qaeda Links
Brazil says it “stands ready to cooperate” with the F.B.I. seeks to interrogate an Egyptian man linked to planning attacks against the United States.
As Italy Mourns Slain Officer, Photo Raises Questions Over a Confession
The police say two American teenagers confessed to the attack. A widely circulated image shows one of the suspects sitting handcuffed and blindfolded before his interrogation.
Inside Syria’s Secret Torture Prisons: How Bashar al-Assad Crushed Dissent
Hundreds of thousands of Syrians have been locked away in filthy prisons where thousands were tortured to death — and the pace of arrests and executions is accelerating.
Italy Wrongly Deprived Amanda Knox of Legal Counsel, Court Rules
Europe’s human rights court found that police applied intense psychological pressure to Ms. Knox, an American accused of killing her roommate, Meredith Kercher.