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Salt Chambers, Crematoriums, Makeshift Morgues: Horrors Of Assad's Prison
Saydnaya prison north of the Syrian capital Damascus has become a symbol of the inhumane abuses of the Assad clan, especially since the country's civil war erupted in 2011.
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"Every Minute You're Dying": Syrian Man Reveals Horrors Of Assad's Prison
Days after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, a Syrian man living in London revealed the full extent of his horrific detention in one of Syria's most notorious prisons Al-Khatib, a place infamous among survivors as "Hell on Earth."
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"You Are Prisoner No. 3006": Inside Bashar Al-Assad's Jail
For five and a half months Ghazi Mohammed al-Mohammed languished in one of President Bashar al-Assad's jails, losing 40 kilograms, all the while under the threat of imminent execution.
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Syrian Prisoner US Reporter Freed Turns Out To Be Assad Regime Worker Accused Of War Crimes
Social media users have questioned CNN's role in the entire incident as it was revealed that the alleged prisoner was accused of war crimes.
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Freed Syrian Prisoners Return To Their 'Death Dormitory'
Basim Faiz Mawat and Mohammed Hanania visited the Damascus cell that they used to call the 'death dormitory' where their guards never showed mercy.
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Travis Timmerman, Missing US Citizen Found In Syria After Release From Prison
The United States is working to get an American citizen found on Thursday in Syria out of the country and bring him home, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Jordan, where he held meetings to discuss the political transition of Syria.
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Opinion | A Power Vacuum In Syria Is A Threat For Everyone
The spectre of another monstrosity like ISIS rising again in Syria may not be too far-fetched.
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Syrian Female Blogger Freed From Assad Jails: Mother
Syrian blogger Tal al-Mallouhi has been released 15 years after she was swept away into deposed president Bashar al-Assad's notorious prison system at the age of 19, her mother said.
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Mass Hangings, Torture That Destroyed Hope: Syria's 'Human Slaughterhouse'
As a 13-year-old rebellion overthrew the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria, the rebels released prisoners held up for years in government prisons near Damascus, Hama and Aleppo. Among these prisons, the most notorious is Saydnaya
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Syria Court Sentences Bashar al-Assad's Cousin To 20 Years For Murder
A cousin of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murder of a military officer last summer, a security source said today.
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Syrian President Declares Amnesty for Prisoners
Syrian state media reports that President Bashar Assad has declared a general amnesty for prisoners in the country.
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Syrian Tanks Roll Into Aleppo Prison Grounds
Syrian tanks backed by massive air power rolled into the grounds of a sprawling prison in Aleppo on Thursday, breaking a yearlong rebel siege and allowing President Bashar Assad's forces to close in on a nearby rebel command center.
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Syrian enemies may discuss prisoner swaps despite talks acrimony
Syria's government and opposition, meeting for the first time, vented their mutual hostility on Wednesday but a U.N. mediator said the enemies may be ready to discuss prisoner swaps, local ceasefires and humanitarian aid.
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Syria releases 61 women detainees, activists say
Syrian authorities have released a total of 61 women detainees, an activist group said Thursday, the latest in a three-way prisoner exchange that was one of the more ambitious negotiated deals in the country's civil war in which rival factions remain largely opposed to any bartered peace.
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UN General Assembly slams President Bashar al-Assad for 'escalation' in Syria war
The United Nations General Assembly condemned President Bashar al-Assad's "escalation" of the Syrian war on Wednesday as rebels battled to free inmates from a prison in the key city of Aleppo.
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Salt Chambers, Crematoriums, Makeshift Morgues: Horrors Of Assad's Prison
Saydnaya prison north of the Syrian capital Damascus has become a symbol of the inhumane abuses of the Assad clan, especially since the country's civil war erupted in 2011.
-
"Every Minute You're Dying": Syrian Man Reveals Horrors Of Assad's Prison
Days after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, a Syrian man living in London revealed the full extent of his horrific detention in one of Syria's most notorious prisons Al-Khatib, a place infamous among survivors as "Hell on Earth."
-
"You Are Prisoner No. 3006": Inside Bashar Al-Assad's Jail
For five and a half months Ghazi Mohammed al-Mohammed languished in one of President Bashar al-Assad's jails, losing 40 kilograms, all the while under the threat of imminent execution.
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Syrian Prisoner US Reporter Freed Turns Out To Be Assad Regime Worker Accused Of War Crimes
Social media users have questioned CNN's role in the entire incident as it was revealed that the alleged prisoner was accused of war crimes.
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Freed Syrian Prisoners Return To Their 'Death Dormitory'
Basim Faiz Mawat and Mohammed Hanania visited the Damascus cell that they used to call the 'death dormitory' where their guards never showed mercy.
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Travis Timmerman, Missing US Citizen Found In Syria After Release From Prison
The United States is working to get an American citizen found on Thursday in Syria out of the country and bring him home, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Jordan, where he held meetings to discuss the political transition of Syria.
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Opinion | A Power Vacuum In Syria Is A Threat For Everyone
The spectre of another monstrosity like ISIS rising again in Syria may not be too far-fetched.
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Syrian Female Blogger Freed From Assad Jails: Mother
Syrian blogger Tal al-Mallouhi has been released 15 years after she was swept away into deposed president Bashar al-Assad's notorious prison system at the age of 19, her mother said.
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Mass Hangings, Torture That Destroyed Hope: Syria's 'Human Slaughterhouse'
As a 13-year-old rebellion overthrew the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria, the rebels released prisoners held up for years in government prisons near Damascus, Hama and Aleppo. Among these prisons, the most notorious is Saydnaya
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Syria Court Sentences Bashar al-Assad's Cousin To 20 Years For Murder
A cousin of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murder of a military officer last summer, a security source said today.
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Syrian President Declares Amnesty for Prisoners
Syrian state media reports that President Bashar Assad has declared a general amnesty for prisoners in the country.
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Syrian Tanks Roll Into Aleppo Prison Grounds
Syrian tanks backed by massive air power rolled into the grounds of a sprawling prison in Aleppo on Thursday, breaking a yearlong rebel siege and allowing President Bashar Assad's forces to close in on a nearby rebel command center.
-
Syrian enemies may discuss prisoner swaps despite talks acrimony
Syria's government and opposition, meeting for the first time, vented their mutual hostility on Wednesday but a U.N. mediator said the enemies may be ready to discuss prisoner swaps, local ceasefires and humanitarian aid.
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Syria releases 61 women detainees, activists say
Syrian authorities have released a total of 61 women detainees, an activist group said Thursday, the latest in a three-way prisoner exchange that was one of the more ambitious negotiated deals in the country's civil war in which rival factions remain largely opposed to any bartered peace.
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UN General Assembly slams President Bashar al-Assad for 'escalation' in Syria war
The United Nations General Assembly condemned President Bashar al-Assad's "escalation" of the Syrian war on Wednesday as rebels battled to free inmates from a prison in the key city of Aleppo.
