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Syrian woman searches Sednaya prison for her relatives

STORY: When she heard that rebels had toppled Syria’s brutal decades-old regime, Hayat al-Turki went to search for her brother and five more relatives at a notorious prison.Sednaya is nicknamed the ‘human slaughterhouse,

Syrians search for loved ones in notorious Sednaya prison

DAMASCUS - Syrians are desperately searching the notorious Sednaya prison in the outskirts of Damascus, hoping for any sign of their loved ones who have been missing for years.Qamar Ahmed could not wait anymore.

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What to Know About Syria’s Notorious Sednaya Prison

Amnesty International described it as a “human slaughterhouse,” where, other rights groups say, tens of thousands of people were detained, tortured and killed during the 13-year civil war.

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Drone footage reveals Sednaya prison and Bashar Al-Assad's palace

Drone footage captures the Sednaya prison in the Syrian capital of Damascus, compared with president Bashar al-Assad's ...

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What is Sednaya? Inside Bashar al-Assad’s prison of torture and fear

Its history of torture and mass killings casts a long shadow, even as Syrians celebrate the downfall of a dynasty ...

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Ex-inmates of notorious Sednaya prison in Damascus call for preserving records to ensure accountability

I was detained for 21 years. For 15 of those years, I was forcibly disappeared, with no contact with my family,’ Riyad Avlar ...

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'We haven't heard from them for over a decade': Thousands of Syrians flock to Sednaya's infamous prison

Follow the latest on Syria Hours after rebels liberated tens of thousands of detainees from Bashar Al Assad’s most feared ...

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