torture

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Venezuelan officials have not yet reacted publicly to Türk's remarks but have in the past dismissed allegations of torture as politically motivated.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

After the crackdown in January, Sheikhi fled to the autonomous Kurdistan region in Iraq, fearing arrest and torture back home, where the moustached, bespectacled man had been no stranger to anti-government protests.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

He’s not saying that immigrants always have to be believed when they say they fear torture or persecution in a certain country.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

For other kinds of travelers, that sounds like torture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

So long and so awkward that I give in to the fact that it’s just one more part of the endless torture that is today.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith