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‘That's my brother’: Syrians search for loved ones freed from Sednaya

Amid the collapse of the Assad regime, families of detainees from one of Syria's most infamous prisons are desperately trying to locate their loved ones — dead or alive.

‘That's my brother’: Syrians search for loved ones freed from Sednaya

Relatives of Sednaya detainees show photos of prisoners who disappeared in this penitentiary center, Dec. 10, 2024 in Damascus. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L'Orient Today)

In the morgue of Moujtahed Hospital in Damascus, an anxious short-haired woman moves from room to room, searching for her brother’s remains. He had been imprisoned by the Syrian regime years ago.She believes she recognized him in one of the photos...
In the morgue of Moujtahed Hospital in Damascus, an anxious short-haired woman moves from room to room, searching for her brother’s remains. He had been imprisoned by the Syrian regime years ago.She believes she recognized him in one of the photos...