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Syria: Assad’s prisons emptied, but they’re filling up again, and abuse is rife
A year ago, Syria’s new leader pledged to "close the notorious prisons" run by Bashar al-Assad. But prisons and detention centers are again operating. And beatings, extortion and other abuses have reappeared.
Source: Reuters (22/12/2025)