Damascus, SANA-Ghiyath Matar, who was known for his humanity and courage, became one of the Syrian revolution symbols, as he ...

Many in Syria want to enshrine remnants of their recent history, not only to remember it, but as a cautionary tale.

No prison is more infamous than Sednaya, just north of the capital, Damascus. Rebel forces released many detainees from the notorious Sednaya military prison in Damascus. The government complex ...

At Sednaya Prison, where prisoners were brutally tortured, starved, and killed, people cheered, cried, and shouted as they poured out of the gates. Rescuers pulled around 700 people from the ...

SEDNAYA PRISON, Syria — The grounds of Syria’s most notorious prison are strewn with scraps of paper, offering clues to the ...

A rescue group called the White Helmets is investigating reports that prisoners are being held in underground cells in Sednaya prison, which has been called a “human slaughterhouse” by Amnesty ...

Families hunt through labyrinthine prison complex Thousands wait outside hoping for news of loved ones Efforts to find prisoners in hidden cells fruitless SEDNAYA, Syria, Dec 9 (Reuters ...

“It is our nightmare.” open image in gallery Relatives search records at the notorious Sednaya prison in Damascus for signs of missing loved ones (Bel Trew/Independent) Desperate relatives ...

Omar Alshogre spent time in Sednaya prison in Syria. He gives a real-life look at what life was like there, and what it was like to escape and live as a civilian. The fall of Bashar al-Assad's ...

Perched on a hilltop 30km north of Damascus, Sednaya prison looms as a chilling monument to Syria’s history of repression during the past 50 years. For decades, it ...