Sednaya, Syria’s most notorious prison, finally exposed: What we know
After the fall of Damascus, detainees have poured out of an infamous Syrian prison, yet some claim more detainees are trapped in cells deep underground.
In the aftermath of the Assad regime's collapse in Syria, attention has shifted to efforts aimed at freeing prisoners and detainees from Damascus' Sednaya Prison, widely regarded as one of the most infamous jails in modern history. Syrian rebels led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham announced on Sunday that they had freed thousands of detainees from Sednaya, the dungeon-like facility where an estimated 30,000 people have been killed since 2011.
Families flocked to the prison hoping to find their missing relatives, not knowing whether they were alive or dead.
As prisoners are released from the infamous Sednaya Prison, some are seen standing in a state of shock, unable to walk, visibly overwhelmed by the trauma they endured.pic.twitter.com/eUvcOYyztD
— Zineb Riboua (@zriboua) December 9, 2024
