Resurrecting the Unholy Trinity: Torture, Rendition and Indefinite Detention Under Trump

By Rebecca Gordon / TomDispatch Apr 7, 2017 In the Middle East and elsewhere, the Trump administration has begun to signal that human rights aren’t exactly on its agenda. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Immigrant Detainees Subjected to Forced Labor in Private Prisons, Lawsuit Claims

By April M. Short / AlterNet Mar 6, 2017 The class-action suit also alleges Immigration and Customs Enforcement played a part in violating anti-slavery laws. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

ICE Agents in Police Jackets Seize Undocumented Man Near His Daughter’s School

Emma Niles / Truthdig Mar 4, 2017 Romulo Avelica-Gonzalez (pictured) had just dropped one of his children off when Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested him in Los Angeles. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Khalida Jarrar

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Apr 21, 2015 The lawmaker, feminist and human rights activist was recently seized by Israeli forces for her leading role in Palestine’s accession to the International Criminal Court. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Chicago Police Accused of Running Secret ‘Black Site’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 26, 2015 An explosive new report in The Guardian claims the Chicago police have created a secret compound for detentions and interrogations where abusive methods are often used. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Human Experimentation Was a Core Feature of the CIA Torture Program’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 18, 2014 If journalists and officials began talking about the tests that CIA psychologists conducted on suspected terrorists at U.S. black sites, would Americans demand the prosecution of those responsible? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: Sens. John McCain and Dianne Feinstein

BLANK Dec 14, 2014 Whatever we think of their foreign, domestic and economic policies, the senators from Arizona and California, respectively, said the right words when the Senate Intelligence Committee released its inquiry into the CIA's post-9/11 torture, detention and interrogation practices. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Meanwhile, the Ugliness in Syria Goes On

BLANK Dec 20, 2013 A disturbingly high number of children have been killed in the conflict, and evidence emerges that the Syrian government has engaged in a protracted campaign of “disappearing” young men thought opposed to the Assad regime. A United Nations body described the practice as a crime against humanity. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Greenwald’s Partner Told He Would Be ‘Put in Jail’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 20, 2013 In his first interview since being detained and interrogated for nine hours Sunday by British authorities under the Terrorism Act, David Miranda, the partner of the Guardian journalist who broke stories of mass surveillance by the National Security Agency this summer, has accused Britain of a "total abuse of power." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bradley Manning for President in 2040?

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 7, 2012 If a federal judge doesn’t sentence him to life in prison, Pfc. Bradley Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst accused of handing hundreds of thousands of diplomatic cables to the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, may want to run for public office. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Secrecy, Wars and Civil Liberties

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2012 As Chris Hedges reported Monday, American Muslims are being dragged into jail on dubious and unclear connections to terrorism Meanwhile, the president retains the authority to kill US citizens without trial But most Americans aren't speaking up Salon blogger and constitutional lawyer Glenn Greenwald discusses whyAmerican Muslims are being dragged into jail on dubious connections to terrorism while the president retains the authority to kill U Glenn Greenwald talks about why. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: NDAA Dissenters in Congress

Staff / Truthdig Dec 16, 2011 Though they couldn't stop the freedom-crushing National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 from becoming law, Truthdig salutes the efforts of the members of the U.S. Congress who took a stand against the NDAA in the final round of voting this week. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )