'I felt like a breathing corpse': Stories from people freed from Syria torture prison
It was a defining moment of the fall of the Syrian regime - rebels freeing inmates from the country's most notorious prison. A week on, four men speak to the BBC about the elation of their release, and the years of horror that preceded it./ Warning: This article contains descriptions of torture The prisoners fell silent when they heard the shouting outside their cell door. A man's voice called: "Is there anyone in there?" But they were too afraid to answer. Over years, they had learnt that the door opening meant beatings, rapes and other ...
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