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Over 1,000 Syrians Died In Airport Prison Under Bashar al-Assad: Report
More than 1,000 Syrians died in detention at a military airport on the outskirts of Damascus, killed by execution, torture or maltreatment at a site that was widely feared, according to a report.
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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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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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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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Jordanian Man Returns Home After Spending 38 Years In Syrian Jails
A Jordanian man has returned to his home country after spending 38 years in Syrian jails, an official said on Tuesday, after the fall of president Bashar al-Assad ended an agonising wait for his family.
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Kurdish Leader Jailed For 42 Years Over 2014 Protests By Turkey Court
A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced an ex-leader of the pro-Kurdish HDP party to 42 years in prison for his alleged role in deadly 2014 protests that erupted as Islamic State group jihadists overran the Syrian town of Kobane.
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Syrian Presidential Amnesty Frees 60 Detainees, "Widest" in 11 Year War
Syrian authorities have freed 60 detainees, including some held in regime prisons for over a decade, in a presidential amnesty which also covers terror-related convictions, a war monitor said Monday.
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US Imposes Sanctions On Syrian Prisons, Officials
The United States on Wednesday said it imposed sanctions on eight prisons run by Syria's intelligence apparatus, some of which featured in graphic images by a former Syrian military photographer codenamed "Caesar" that show brutal torture.
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Over 1,000 Syrians Died In Airport Prison Under Bashar al-Assad: Report
More than 1,000 Syrians died in detention at a military airport on the outskirts of Damascus, killed by execution, torture or maltreatment at a site that was widely feared, according to a report.
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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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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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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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Jordanian Man Returns Home After Spending 38 Years In Syrian Jails
A Jordanian man has returned to his home country after spending 38 years in Syrian jails, an official said on Tuesday, after the fall of president Bashar al-Assad ended an agonising wait for his family.
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Kurdish Leader Jailed For 42 Years Over 2014 Protests By Turkey Court
A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced an ex-leader of the pro-Kurdish HDP party to 42 years in prison for his alleged role in deadly 2014 protests that erupted as Islamic State group jihadists overran the Syrian town of Kobane.
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Syrian Presidential Amnesty Frees 60 Detainees, "Widest" in 11 Year War
Syrian authorities have freed 60 detainees, including some held in regime prisons for over a decade, in a presidential amnesty which also covers terror-related convictions, a war monitor said Monday.
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US Imposes Sanctions On Syrian Prisons, Officials
The United States on Wednesday said it imposed sanctions on eight prisons run by Syria's intelligence apparatus, some of which featured in graphic images by a former Syrian military photographer codenamed "Caesar" that show brutal torture.
