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

Tens of thousands came to Saydnaya Prison from all over Syria after the fall of former President Bashar Assad to search for their loved ones

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Syrians flock to morgues looking for loved ones who perished in Assad's prisons

Many bodies have been found in Syrian detention centers and prisons since President Bashar al-Assad's government fell
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A Search in Syria for the Disappeared

Syrians raced to newly emptied prisons to reunite with loved ones snatched away by the brutal regime of Bashar al-Assad, but their quest sometimes took them to the morgue.
The New York Times - 18h
Sednaya Prison in Syria: What to Know

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.
The New York Times - 1d
Syrians search for loved ones at notorious prison after Assad regime's downfall

Two days after rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad's government, the Biden administration said it would recognize the new Syrian government under certain conditions. Meanwhile, Syrians searched for ...
CBS News - 23h
Syrians hope to learn fate of lost loved ones after notorious prison liberated

Rebels liberated Syria's notorious Sednaya prison last week. Now, many have come looking for family members in a place where thousands have disappeared over the years. Elizabeth Palmer reports.
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Syrians search the notorious Saydnaya prison seeking loved ones and answers

The first place hundreds rushed to when news broke that the Assad regime had fallen was the military prison in Saydnaya, a place so notorious for its horrors it was long known as “the slaughterhouse.”
NBC News - 1d
Syrians Search Notorious Prison for Thousands of Missing

The regime’s downfall has given hope to families of Syrians who disappeared in recent decades.
The Wall Street Journal - 2d
Crowds Throng to Syria’s Sednaya Prison to Find Relatives and Friends

The Assad regime ran a network of torture centers that swallowed up tens of thousands of Syrians. Now that the rebels have opened the gates, many see a chance to learn of the detainees’ fates.
The New York Times - 2d
‘He has come out an old man’: joy and grief as loved ones released from Assad prisons

Family members describe renewed hopes after decades-long searches for political detainees in ‘Kingdom of Silence’. Moammar Ali has been searching for his older brother for 39 years.. In 1986, ...
The Guardian - 4d

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

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Syrians flock to morgues looking for loved ones who perished in Assad's prisons

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Syrians search the notorious Saydnaya prison seeking loved ones and answers

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