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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ghaith Alsayed and Abby Sewell

A detainee’s death revives Syria’s memories of torture and abuse in prisons

Syria Detention Abuse - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The death of a young man with a serious medical condition who was arrested and allegedly beaten by Syrian security forces has stirred up dark memories of torture and other abuse in detention centers under the Assad dynasty’s decades-long rule.

Syrians have taken to social media and the streets in recent days to demand answers about the death of Mohammad Ghamira, who was buried Monday in his hometown of al-Haffah in coastal Latakia province.

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