The Hot Water Ordeal
In short In the hot water ordeal the accused had to fish a ring or a coin out of the
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Category: tortures
Rope torture, the queen of all torments
In short Rope was called the “queen of torments” because it was cheap and easy to use. With strappado, suffered
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Water cure and waterboarding
In short Water torture is ancient: in France “the question” forced the condemned to drink litres of water, in Germany
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The cold water ordeal
In short The cold water ordeal was a test used mainly against alleged witches: the accused, tied up, was thrown
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The true story of Blanche Monnier, kidnapped for 25 years
In short Blanche Monnier, born in Poitiers in 1849 into a wealthy family, was locked by her mother in a
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The persecution of albinos in Africa
In short In parts of sub-Saharan Africa, especially Tanzania and Malawi, people with albinism are persecuted: according to some superstitions
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Bisat al-rih, the torture of the flying carpet
In short The “flying carpet” (bisat al-rih) is a torture used in Syrian prisons under Bashar al-Assad: the prisoner is
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The Chinese water torture: the secret of its name
In short Chinese water torture consists of dripping cold water onto the forehead of an immobilized prisoner, for hours or
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White torture: the damage it can cause
In short White torture is a form of psychological torture based on sensory deprivation: the prisoner is locked in an
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The Circeo massacre
In short Between September 29 and 30, 1975 Gianni Guido, Angelo Izzo and Andrea Ghira, three young men from wealthy
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The torture of breast ironing
In short Breast ironing is a practice found mainly in Cameroon: mothers, grandmothers and aunts pound and massage the breasts
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Branding
Branding is a process by which a mark or a symbol is imprinted into the skin with a hot branding
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