Black site

In military terminology, a black site is a location at which an unacknowledged black operation or black project is conducted. A 2021 Associated Press news story defined black sites as "clandestine jails where prisoners generally are not charged with a crime and have no legal recourse, with no bail or court order." Black jails Black sites are widespread within China and a Chinese black site has been alleged to exist in Dubai by a former detainee. Black sites in China are also known as "black jails." Black sites are used extensively by the Egyptian security services. During the Egyptian Crisis (2011–2014) hundreds of protesters alleged that torture occurred at these black sites. The Egyptian security service also operated black sites involved with the CIA's counter-terror black site program. Rights groups have documented abuse in clandestine detention centers. Sources cited by CNN noted in 2023 that black-site torture appeared to increase during the Mahsa Amini protests. The government officially acknowledges the existence of a special training facility close to Alghero in Sardinia, in the vicinity of Capo Marrargiu. The facility was used in the past to train special forces and clandestine operatives for Operation Gladio. The CAG, which stands for Centro addestramento guastatori or Special Forces Training Center is used jointly by the Italian military as well as by the Italian intelligence agencies to train special forces operatives as well as intelligence operators on behalf of the Italian government. Thanks to its secluded position and scarcely populated area, the facility is used also to train special forces operators of other NATO militaries. Anti-gay purges in Chechnya In Chechnya, gay men have allegedly been tortured at black sites by Chechen security forces. Gay men in other parts of Russia have been kidnapped and transported to sites in Chechnya, where over 100 have been tortured, and some killed.