Son of prominent Syrian opposition figure tortured to death

Wissam Sara, father of two children and the son of the prominent Syrian non-violent opposition figure Fayez Sara, was tortured to death today in the detention centre of the Syrian Military intelligence in Damascus. He was detained in Damascus 2 months ago, the British-based Syrian Observatory  for Human Rights said.

More than 17,000 detainees who have been forcibly disappeared have suffered the same fate in the prisons of the Syrian regime, the Observatory reported.

 The Syrian regime has arrested more than 100,000 people since the uprising erupted in March 2011, the death toll has topped 136,000,  according to the watchdog.