Jalal al-Hajj Ali, a former prisoner of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, shares his harrowing experiences of torture and loss during his eight months in one of Syria’s most notorious prisons. Now striving to find his missing friends, he expresses his deep…
Douna Haj Ahmed learned the traumatic truth about her husband Abdullah Al Nofal’s detention in Al-Khatib prison after watching reports of prisoners escaping the Syrian regime. The couple reflects on the emotional toll of sharing his experiences, shedding light on…
A supporter of the Assad regime has been sentenced to ten years in prison by a Hamburg court for alleged torture in Syria. The case arose after the man, who had claimed refugee status in Germany a decade ago, was…
On December 17, multiple human rights associations filed a formal complaint against a Franco-Israeli soldier accused of torture and war crimes in Gaza during January. This follows a previous complaint filed in April that was dismissed in September. The new…
The notorious Saydnaya prison near Damascus has been exposed as a site of extreme torture and death, with estimates of over 30,000 detainee deaths since the Syrian war began in 2011. Volunteers like Safana Bakleh are documenting the horrors to…
Saydnaya prison, near Damascus, stands as a symbol of the brutal tactics employed by Bashar al-Assad’s regime during the Syrian war. Over 30,000 detainees are estimated to have died within its walls since 2011, with witnesses recounting extreme conditions, torture,…
In the aftermath of the recent exodus of Syrian regime forces, families, like Khaled al Hamad, are now digging in cemeteries to find the remains of loved ones who vanished during Bashar al-Assad’s rule. Efforts to uncover the truth of…
Families are desperately searching for missing loved ones at the infamous Saidnaya military prison near Damascus, once controlled by the regime of Bashar al-Assad. Amidst the darkness and despair, relatives sift through shattered records, hoping to find any sign of…
Thousands gathered in Damascus to pay their respects to Mazen Al-Hamada, an anti-Assad activist whose body was found in Seydnaya prison showing signs of horrific torture. The funeral highlighted the brutality of Bashar Al-Assad’s regime, with mourners calling Al-Hamada a…
Samir Osman Alshaikh, a former Syrian prison director, faces U.S. criminal charges related to torture during his tenure in Damascus from 2005 to 2008. Accusations include inflicting severe physical and mental pain on detainees, including orders for torture and personal…
Samir Ousman Alsheikh, the former head of the Damascus Central Prison, has been charged in the US with multiple counts of torture and immigration fraud. Accused of inflicting severe pain on political prisoners under Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Alsheikh was detained…
A 72-year-old former Syrian prison chief, Samir Ousman Alsheikh, has been charged in Los Angeles with torture-related offenses. He allegedly commanded the physical and psychological torment of political prisoners while overseeing the notorious Adra prison in Damascus from 2005 to…
