Syria

March 1, 2021

Syria: the greater jail, the politics of prison

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The prison is a fundamental political institution, the function of which is to de-politicize the population; indeed to politicide them. The concept of politicide was introduced in political science in the 1980s to conceptualize murdering people en masse for their political affiliations, rather than for…

Source — AlJumhuriya

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May 4, 2020

Syria: prisoner from eastern Ghouta dies under torture in Sednaya prison

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Syrian Observatory activists have documented the death of a civilian from Saqba city in eastern Ghouta, seven years after being arrested at a security checkpoint in Damascus. The victim died under torture in Sednaya prison (known as the Slaughterhouse). With the death of more civilians, the number of…

Source — Syrian Observatory for Human Rights

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January 15, 2020

Syria: "On dort l'un sur l'autre" : plongée au cœur d'une prison de jihadistes au Kurdistan syrien (vidéo)

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November 4, 2019

Jihadistes détenus en Syrie : "Au lieu d'organiser une justice, on met ce problème dans un étouffoir"

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Middle East Syria

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October 29, 2019

Syria: bursting at the seams: inside an IS prison

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Middle East Syria

Hasakeh province (Syria) (AFP) - Behind the steel door, the cell is as packed as their eyes are empty – haggard, scrawny prisoners in orange jumpsuits lying head-to-toe cover every inch of floor space.

Source — Le Monde

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October 29, 2019

Syria: cómo es la prisión kurda donde están encerrados miles de terroristas del Estado Islámico

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October 8, 2019

Syria: boys, men held in inhumane conditions

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Middle East Torture Syria

A Kurdish-led armed group backed by the United States-led coalition against the Islamic State (also known as ISIS) is detaining thousands of Syrian and foreign men and boys in severely overcrowded informal detention centers in northeast Syria, Human Rights Watch said today.

Source — Human Rights Watch

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June 27, 2019

Syria: woman recalls regime torture, condition of women in prisons

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Thousands of women across Syria have been subjected to torture under the custody of the Syrian regime, while about 128,000 civilians remain in detention.

Source — Daily Sabah

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June 5, 2019

Syria: "Palmyre", chasser les fantômes

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Middle East Syria

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May 26, 2019

Syria: sortie de l'enfer des prisons syriennes, une mère aspire à une "nouvelle vie"

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Middle East Syria

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October 18, 2018

Syria: les rescapés de l'enfer [audio & video]

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Middle East Syria

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Source — France Inter

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January 10, 2018

En Syrie, dans les geôles de Daech

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Source — La Croix

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July 10, 2017

Syria : prison de Hama, les détenus prennent le contrôle

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Source — Lundimatin

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May 15, 2017

Syrian crematory is hiding mass killings of prisoners, U.S. says

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The United States accused the Syrian government on Monday of using a crematory to hide mass murders at a prison where thousands are believed to have been summarily executed in the nation’s civil war.

Source — The New York Times

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February 7, 2017

Up to 13,000 secretly hanged in Syrian jail, says Amnesty

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Middle East Syria

Thousands of other opponents of Assad died from torture and starvation at Saydnaya prison, witness reports suggest. As many as 13,000 opponents of Bashar al-Assad were secretly hanged in one of Syria’s most infamous prisons in the first five years of the country’s civil war as part of an extermination…

Source — The Guardian

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February 7, 2017

Syrie : l'horrible prison de Saidnaya

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Source — Amnesty International

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January 3, 2017

Syrie : une Syrienne raconte sa détention dans une prison du régime.

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Middle East Syria

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Source — Slate

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December 5, 2016

Syrie : la machine à tuer des prisons de Bachar el Assad.

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Middle East Syria

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Source — France Culture

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November 30, 2016

Syria: the unspeakable prisons

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November 30, 2016

Raed Al Nakshbandi, Syria

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Middle East Torture Violence Syria

“I spent 45 days in an individual underground cell under drastic conditions and was subjected to other violent and humiliating interrogations.” Read more

June 6, 2016

Syrie : au moins 60 000 prisonniers sont morts depuis 2011

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Middle East Violence Syria

Plus de 60 000 personnes ont perdu la vie dans les prisons syriennes depuis 2011, après avoir été torturées ou par manque de nourriture ou d’assistance médiale, selon le groupe de veille de l’Observatoire syrien des droits humains.

Source — Equal Times

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May 28, 2016

Syrie : deuxième mutinerie en un mois dans la prison de Hama

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Une mutinerie, la deuxième en un mois, a éclaté samedi dans la prison syrienne de Hama (centre) où des détenus, qui réclament leur libération, retiennent en otage le directeur de l’établissement, selon l’Observatoire syrien des droits de l’Homme (OSDH).

Source — Le Figaro

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May 4, 2016

Syrie : troisième jour d'une mutinerie géante dans une prison du régime syrien

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Middle East Protest Violence Syria

Au troisième jour de la mutinerie géante qui a éclaté dans la prison de Hama, contrôlée par le régime syrien, la tension restait extrême dans et aux abords du centre de détention, dont les bâtiments sont entièrement contrôlés par les 875 détenus politiques.

Source — Le Monde

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