Inside Assad regime's notorious prison: 'Tortured bodies, near-skeletal prisoners'
1 month ago

Inside Assad regime's notorious prison: 'Tortured bodies, near-skeletal prisoners'

Hindustan Times  

As news of the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government in Syria spread, Syrian children, the elderly, women and men sprint toward the exit of the infamous Sednaya Prison on the outskirts of Damascus. People search through papers as they join members of the Syrian civil defence group, known as the White Helmets, to search for prisoners underground at Sednaya prison, after rebels seized the capital and announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad in Sednaya, Syria, December 9, 2024. Bodies with signs of torture Rebel fighters told AFP they found around 40 bodies bearing signs of torture inside a hospital morgue near Damascus. "Bodies would be sent there from Sednaya prison or Tishrin Hospital, and from Harasta, they would be transferred to mass graves."

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Syrian rebels arrest top official who 'ordered thousands of executions for Assad' at notorious Sednaya Prison - after furious gunbattle in Russian-controlled Tartus
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Syrian rebels arrest top official who 'ordered thousands of executions for Assad' at notorious Sednaya Prison - after furious gunbattle in Russian-controlled Tartus

Daily Mail  

Syria's new authorities have arrested a military justice official who is believed to have ordered thousands of death sentences for detainees in the notorious Sednaya prison under the regime of Bashar al-Assad, a war monitor said Thursday. According to the Association of Detainees and Missing Persons of Sednaya Prison, Kanjo Hassan headed Syria's military field court from 2011 to 2014, …

AP PHOTOS: Glimpses of horror emerge inside Syria’s Saydnaya prison, dubbed ‘The Slaughterhouse’
3 weeks ago

AP PHOTOS: Glimpses of horror emerge inside Syria’s Saydnaya prison, dubbed ‘The Slaughterhouse’

Associated Press  

SAYDNAYA, Syria — Behind the coils of razor wire and concrete walls, glimpses of the horror emerge from the warren of dank, airless corridors of what has been dubbed “The Slaughterhouse.” A coarse, heavy rope lies on the ground, tied into a hangman’s noose. The setting sun streams through windows as a man walks through the infamous Saydnaya military prison …

Syria's Sednaya prison has been called the 'human slaughterhouse' but 'high-value prisoners' may still be hidden in secret locations
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Syria's Sednaya prison has been called the 'human slaughterhouse' but 'high-value prisoners' may still be hidden in secret locations

ABC  

Syria's Sednaya prison is where the extreme brutality of the Assad regime over the last 13 years was at its worst. It's believed the "salt rooms" were used as makeshift morgues to store dead bodies with the smell of decomposing corpses masked by ankle-deep granules of salt, according to the Association of Detainees and the Missing. Austin's brother Simon Tice …

‘Until my last breath’: Searching for relatives at Syria’s ‘slaughterhouse’
4 weeks ago

‘Until my last breath’: Searching for relatives at Syria’s ‘slaughterhouse’

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of Syrian prisoners have been released from the notorious Sednaya prison, but many are still missing. “But the joy is incomplete because there are of missing detainees, and we haven’t heard any news about them at all.” False hope Sednaya’s two buildings may have been holding as many as 20,000 prisoners, according to Amnesty International. “We’re waiting, hoping that …

Syrian anti-Assad activist and 35 others laid to rest in Damascus after torture
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Syrian anti-Assad activist and 35 others laid to rest in Damascus after torture

Hindustan Times  

Hundreds of Syrians on Thursday buried activist Mazen al-Hamada, whose body was found alongside 35 others in a hospital morgue near Damascus following the ousting of longtime leader Bashar al-Assad. On Thursday, outside the Al-Mujtahid hospital in Damascus, hundreds mourned Hamada's death, whose ordeal was emblematic of the atrocities suffered under Assad rule. "We won't forget your blood Mazen," they …

In 3D model, satellite images: A complete picture of Syria's 'slaughterhouse'
4 weeks, 2 days ago

In 3D model, satellite images: A complete picture of Syria's 'slaughterhouse'

India Today  

For hundreds of Syrians confined in inhumane conditions came something they might not have expected in their wildest dream: freedom. The means of death sentences were sometimes so brutal and violent that a military colonel lost consciousness, witnessing when the death penalty was to 104 people in 2012, as per a 2022 report published by the Association of Detainees and …

At a Syria morgue, people search for loved ones killed by Assad regime
4 weeks, 2 days ago

At a Syria morgue, people search for loved ones killed by Assad regime

Al Jazeera  

Mohammad Chaeeb spoke softly into his phone, telling a relative the grim news: he found his brother at the Al-Mujtahid Hospital morgue. He doesn’t even have eyes.” The dead man was jailed five months ago, disappearing into a dark prison system under the rule of President Bashar al-Assad. “But dozens of families are arriving, and the numbers don’t match.” Some …

A former prisoner shares what life was like in the infamous Sednaya prison in Syria
4 weeks, 2 days ago

A former prisoner shares what life was like in the infamous Sednaya prison in Syria

NPR  

A former prisoner shares what life was like in the infamous Sednaya prison in Syria Omar Alshogre spent time in Sednaya prison in Syria. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: The fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria has meant freedom for thousands of people imprisoned in inhumane conditions across the country. SUMMERS: CNN's Clarissa Ward captured the moment when a prisoner was …

Inside Syria's 'human slaughterhouse' execution block: Chilling images show punch bag used by guards to practice torturing prisoners and scattered possessions left behind
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Inside Syria's 'human slaughterhouse' execution block: Chilling images show punch bag used by guards to practice torturing prisoners and scattered possessions left behind

Daily Mail  

Hanging from the ceiling of the dank, dilapidated prison cell, and above the mountain of dirty prison uniforms is a sun-bleached punching bag, far too pale to have been replaced recently. Human rights groups say more than 100,000 Syrians have disappeared since the brutal dictator's crackdown on pro-democracy protests in 2011, and since the dictator's fall, their loved ones have …

Desperate relatives of Syrian prisoners detained in hell-hole prison scour 'human slaughterhouse' near Damascus for signs of life
1 month ago

Desperate relatives of Syrian prisoners detained in hell-hole prison scour 'human slaughterhouse' near Damascus for signs of life

Daily Mail  

Five years after his uncle was snatched by Syrian regime henchmen and thrown in the notorious Saydnaya prison, last week's lightening offensive finally gave Firas Kaid hope. The Damascus Countryside Governorate has had to go on social media to ask people to provide the codes to electronic underground doors to free the ‘more than 100,000 detainees who can be seen …

Rescue efforts uncover hidden cells in Syria's infamous Sednaya prison
1 month ago

Rescue efforts uncover hidden cells in Syria's infamous Sednaya prison

Deccan Chronicle  

On the outskirts of Sednaya prison, known as Syria’s “human slaughterhouse,” a hidden underground complex was uncovered, revealing the fate of the last prisoners of the Assad regime. Sednaya: The Most Notorious Torture Complex Sednaya prison, infamous for its brutal conditions, has long been a symbol of the Syrian government’s vast network of detention centers used for torture and disappearances. …

Inside Assad's prisons where thousands suffered and 157,000 vanished
1 month ago

Inside Assad's prisons where thousands suffered and 157,000 vanished

Daily Mail  

He called himself Hitler and loved to put on ‘entertainments’. Since Assad’s fall, my social media feeds have swelled with images of rebels storming prisons, of bewildered prisoners stumbling through opened doors, of crying women blinking in daylight, and a toddler wandering out of an open cell door. What happened?’ Another man who saw prisoners being freed said some had …

Thousands scour Syria’s most horrific prison but find no sign of their loved ones
1 month ago

Thousands scour Syria’s most horrific prison but find no sign of their loved ones

Associated Press  

SAYDNAYA, Syria — They came from all over Syria, tens of thousands. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print But hope gave way to despair Monday. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard …

What happened inside Assad's prisons where thousands suffered 72 types of torture and 157,000 people have vanished: As new horrors are revealed by the hour, DAVID PATRIKARAKOS beholds atrocity on stag
1 month ago

What happened inside Assad's prisons where thousands suffered 72 types of torture and 157,000 people have vanished: As new horrors are revealed by the hour, DAVID PATRIKARAKOS beholds atrocity on stag

Daily Mail  

He called himself Hitler and loved to put on ‘entertainments’. Clothes and other discarded items in a secret compartment at Sednaya Prison The jails were both a symbol and a means of the regime’s brutality and its oppressive tactics People are seen at the Sednaya Military Prison after armed groups, opposing Syria's Bashar al-Assad regime take control in Damascus A …

'Where are they?': Thousands scour Syria's most horrific prison but find no sign of their loved ones
1 month ago

'Where are they?': Thousands scour Syria's most horrific prison but find no sign of their loved ones

New Indian Express  

SAYDNAYA: They came from all over Syria, tens of thousands. The first place they rushed to after the fall of their longtime tormentor, former President Bashar Assad, was here: Saydnaya Prison, a place so notorious for its horrors it was long known as "the slaughterhouse." For the past two days, all have been looking for signs of loved ones who …

Saydnaya prison: Inside Syria’s ‘slaughterhouse’ prison where Assad’s critics disappeared
1 month ago

Saydnaya prison: Inside Syria’s ‘slaughterhouse’ prison where Assad’s critics disappeared

CNN  

Saydnaya, Syria CNN — As Syrians rejoiced across the country this week, many began the frantic search for missing loved ones who had been forcibly disappeared under Bashar al-Assad’s brutal dictatorship. After rebel fighters toppled Assad on Sunday, sending the dictator fleeing to Russia, images surfaced of Saydnaya prisoners being released – prompting many Syrians to flood social media seeking …

Inside Syria's 'human slaughterhouses', where thousands were starved, tortured
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1 month ago

Inside Syria's 'human slaughterhouses', where thousands were starved, tortured

Firstpost  

Uncover the harrowing stories from Syria’s notorious prisons as survivors reveal torture, mass executions, and hidden underground cells after Assad’s regime collapse A man stands underground at Sednaya prison as prisoners' relatives and members of the Syrian civil defence group, known as the White Helmets, search for prisoners, after rebels seized the capital and announced that they have ousted President …

Syria’s White Helmets probing reports of people trapped in underground Sednaya Prison
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1 month ago

Syria’s White Helmets probing reports of people trapped in underground Sednaya Prison

Firstpost  

The Syrian civil defence group White Helmets said that they are investigating reports of several prisoners trapped in the underground cells of the draconian Saydnaya prison Diab Serriya of the Association of Detainees and The Missing in Sednaya Prison views a satellite image of the prison on Google Maps from Turkey on 12 August 2022. Syrian Civil Defence forces, the …

Families search Syria’s Sednaya Prison for loved ones after al-Assad’s fall
1 month ago

Families search Syria’s Sednaya Prison for loved ones after al-Assad’s fall

Al Jazeera  

Rescue teams and relatives of disappeared people in Syria are searching for their loved ones at the notorious Sednaya Prison in Damascus after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s government. An intense search was under way at the jail on Monday for “hidden underground cells, reportedly holding detainees”, said the White Helmets rescue group, which dispatched emergency teams to the …

Syria’s White Helmets director says Sednaya Prison was ‘hell’ for detainees
1 month ago

Syria’s White Helmets director says Sednaya Prison was ‘hell’ for detainees

Al Jazeera  

Raed al-Saleh tells Al Jazeera rescuers found bodies in ovens and executions took place daily at notorious facility. Syrian rescuers are searching through the notorious Sednaya Prison near Damascus to find and free detainees as they uncover abuses that took place during the rule of ousted President Bashar al-Assad. Raed al-Saleh – the director of Syria’s Civil Defence organisation, known …

Heartbreaking moment TODDLER walks out of prison cell in Assad's 'human slaughterhouse' as Syrian rebels free inmates from jail where rape and torture is endemic - and 13,000 were executed by the regi
1 month ago

Heartbreaking moment TODDLER walks out of prison cell in Assad's 'human slaughterhouse' as Syrian rebels free inmates from jail where rape and torture is endemic - and 13,000 were executed by the regi

Daily Mail  

This is the heartbreaking moment a toddler is seen walking out of a Syrian prison cell inside tyrant President Bashar al-Assad's 'human slaughterhouse'. This is the heartbreaking moment a toddler is seen walking out of a Syrian prison cell inside tyrant President Bashar al-Assad's 'human slaughterhouse' Women and children have been freed from despot President Bashar al-Assad's 'human slaughterhouse' prison …

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