Coronavirus highlights desperate plight of Syrian prisoners in Assad’s jails

Over 14,000 people have been tortured to death in regime jails. [AFP] Fears are growing for the tens of thousands of detainees languishing in Syrian regime prisons as the coronavirus spreads through the war-torn country, with poor conditions and a history of mistreatment exacerbating concerns.  Syria's intelligence infrastructure currently holds around 130,000 detainees, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR), … Continue reading Coronavirus highlights desperate plight of Syrian prisoners in Assad’s jails