Syrians from across the country have been flocking to the notorious Sednaya prison near Damascus, hoping to find long-lost family members.
Thousands of Syrians were arrested and detained there under the Assad regime for opposing the government.
Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Sednaya, Damascus.
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Modern day Hitler… Bashir Assad and Hitler should be mentioned in the same breath… Such cruelty.. Unimaginable…
We all know that most of those prisoners were terrorists from ISIS and rapists right? LIke this isn't a feel good piece….none of the families are gonna say oh yeah my brother was a rapist or a terrorist…I"m sorry anything toppled by Israel isn't a a good thing. The Syrians are about to get a reality check.
Anyone who is freed from torture is blessed. Remember there are many more prisons around the world doing these things including what Israel is doing to the Palestine people. May all those being tortured be free and safe forever.
This is what supporting Iran and Russia really is like. Think twice before you support Iran.
Where are the prison guards? People know who the guards are, and they should find the guards and make them open the prison and the secret areas in the prison.
This horror was backed by Russia and Iran, without their support, Assad would have been pushed out years ago.
A beautiful country destroyed by a dictatorship and two big super powers
yey. Now we only need to liberate our children from the Finnish child protection regime
The international community's belated response to this longstanding conflict raises concerns of hypocrisy, particularly from organizations like the United Nations and humanitarian groups, which must now demonstrate genuine commitment to resolving the issue.
Some Syrians are saying there might be prisons built under universities and schools pls investigate
This is how palestinians are going through
I'm Syrian, Assad’s Regime prisons have tortured and killed hundreds of thousands of Syrians in ways beyond anyone imagination. What you’ve seen is just one of many brutal tools used in the prison. For example, the 'French Chair' was specifically designed to break a person’s spine, causing excruciating pain and permanent damage then the prisoner will be left to die slowly.
Even worse, women who were raped in these prisons gave birth to children who were forced to live in the same hellish conditions. These children grew up in confinement, only to face unimaginable abuses themselves. These horrors weren’t isolated incidents—they were systematic, deliberate, and part of a regime built on terror. This is the kind of regime the Syrian people rose against, fighting tirelessly for 14 years to reclaim their freedom. Despite the immense cost—over a million lives lost and half the population displaced—they emerged victorious. This triumph isn’t just a victory for Syrians; it’s a victory for humanity, a testament to the resilience and courage of those who refused to live in oppression.
For the first time in my life, I can freely share and express what we, as Syrian people, endured under the horrific rule of the Assad family. In the past, even making this comment would have been enough to land me in one of their underground prisons, where I’d face unimaginable torture, only to end up like so many others—executed under the crushing execution press and dissolved in acid. Imagine living in a place where people suffered even for smaller reasons than this.
We had a saying in every Syrian home: 'The walls have ears.' That’s how deeply rooted our fear was—we couldn’t even whisper the name Assad without feeling like our lives were at risk. I can’t believe the fear we lived in, and now, I’m crying tears of relief because I can finally speak freely, without the terror of ending up in those prisons for simply sharing my thoughts. Live free, live proud—Syria is finally free. As syrian people after all this suffering we just want peace and love for Syria and for the entire world. Humanity will win always!!
Your guys President so mean.
Ya Allah.. Alhamdulillah la ilaha illa anta..
next is Russia
That’s incredible the way they are literally walking through dirt paths to find families
Assad should be held accountable for all these horrendous crimes
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نتمنى أن يقوم السيد دونالد ترامب 🇺🇸 بإتمام تطبيع العلاقات بين دولة إسرائيل 🇮🇱 و السعودية و يفرضه على دويلة قطر الإخوانية المحرضة للجماعات التكفيرية.
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نتمنى أن يقوم السيد دونالد ترامب 🇺🇸 بإتمام تطبيع العلاقات بين دولة إسرائيل 🇮🇱 و السعودية و يفرضه على دويلة قطر الإخوانية المحرضة للجماعات التكفيرية.
Cue the propoganda, documantaires, hollywood movies and interviews, and people will blindly stand in solidarity for terrorists while ignoring the victims.
I cant help but notice the spider webs.
Dark times ahead for syria and the rest of the middle east
They are digging to find prison cells..oh my heart.
Those that supported assad are al jazero UN gutterez ICC ICJ western government and western government run media. You are all responsible for the torture!
Wow…this looks like something out of the Dark Ages.. or worse! Or Hitler regime.This is our modern world?!
Shame on Islam, shame on the religious
How about the isis fighters who were in jail? Do they also release them?
Need to find prison guards. Only they can provide with the necessary information 😢
Why no issue of warrant of arrest for Assad? He's a war criminal. A tyranny for 50 years. Where's UN and ICC?
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These are the people,others think they should put their problems somewhere and fight for Palestinians
I hope they come free me aswell. I am also a political prisoner innocently sentenced by infidel vermin for merely speaking the truth.
Truely heartbeating ❤
Soon or later same scenario in Russia wait mr putin you time near
Islamic puppets are not condemning it strongly the way they do to Israel fighting the islamic terrorists
Puntin knew this, and still, he supported Bashar al Asad, that scum. Never forget this fact.
and north korea. there are also prisons full of innocent people and one sick ruler
Same thing happened in Abugraib and Guantanamo prison but barely covered.
Wonder what is inside Iran's prison?
Alhamdulillah
Asad je ratni zlocicinac a takode i Natanjahu jos veci
Izrael je teroristicka drzava koja vrsi genocid nad muslimanima bliskog istoka
Russia and Iran supported Assad and crying about Israel's crime in Gaza
HTS govt should help take prisoners to their homes.
This is how the Western scandal ended the current Arab dictators do the same strain regime did torture abduction extorsion it is not something particular only asad it spread to the whole Middle East
Can you please follow up on this? Has even one family found a loved one?
Syria is like a sya country.
All sya's religious paths and members are commanded by
Iblis Sattan. Coz they are also same to same. I don't want to say anything about them they're all angers, move leancing is best hobie for there members
And Tulsi Gabbard couldn't applaud Assad enough….
叙利亚被西方忽悠瘸了，看看利比亚看看伊拉克，政权推翻后会过的更好吗，看看阿富汗，成为宗教国家女性禁止在公共场合发出声音，全身衣服遮盖，这样的宗教国家是叙利亚人喜欢的吗，反对派来了的确会让人充满期待，但是政权不是女性说了算的，尤其是宗教性质的政权。妇女的权利怎么保障
Please don’t forget that Bashaar Asad isn’t Muslim, and Aljazeerah Tv is also a supporter of the Shia group
WOW 😯 SO THERES HUMANS RIGHT EXITS BUT NOT FOR PALESTINIANS I GUESS
SYRIA IS FREE!!! AND INSHALLAH PALESTINE SHALL BE FREE NEXT!!!