r/worldnewsvideo • u/nbcnews NBC News • 16d ago

Syrians celebrate the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad, as thousands of detainees are freed from his notorious jails while families and rescuers search for those still missing.

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u/nbcnews NBC News 16d ago

The most notorious gulag lies in the barren, rocky hills outside the capital, Damascus. Saydnaya military prison is a dungeon of tiny, concrete cells nicknamed “the human slaughterhouse.” NBC News went there Tuesday and found evidence of barbaric conditions — as well as the desperation of Syrians searching for their loved ones.

During the Assad family’s 50-year rule, a network of facilities like Saydnaya were patrolled by armed guards, ensuring those who went in could not come out. The regime used the prisons to detain, torture and kill tens of thousands of Syrians, some for criticizing the government or other trumped-up allegations, according to rights groups, whistleblowers and global officials.

More: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/syria-evidence-torture-notorious-prisons-bashar-assad-regime-rcna183563