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Syria's Sednaya Prison: A Haunting Search for the Missing

Amidst Syria's recovering landscape, families embark on a desperate quest for answers regarding loved ones vanished in Assad's regime.

By Christina Goldbaum and Daniel BerehulakSource: nytimes.com1 min read
Syria's Sednaya Prison: A Haunting Search for the Missing
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In brief

In the wake of civil unrest, thousands of Syrians have flocked to the infamous Sednaya prison, hoping to uncover the fates of relatives lost to the brutal regime of Bashar al-Assad. As crowds storm its gates, memories of anguish intertwine with flickers of hope, confronting both the physical and emotional scars left by years of oppression.

The shadows of despair linger around Sednaya, once a mere prison, now a haunting reminder of atrocities enacted during the civil war. The desperation echoed in frantic searches through documents and frantic pleas for recognition of the missing highlight the human cost of this dark chapter in Syria's history.

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