After months of investigative work, Zaman al-Wasl has uncovered the largest archive documenting victims of the former regime's prisons, relying exclusively on images of official documents issued by its security and military agencies.
The archive contains 23,456 names, including children, women, and men, who died under torture or field executions, in addition to those referred to military field courts, from 2011 to 2020. The lists include Syrians from various governorates, as well as Palestinians and Jordanians, reflecting the widespread scope of the crime and its transformation into a systematic policy.
The documents reveal the official route of the bodies: from the Military Police to Harasta Hospital, from the Intelligence Branch (Unit 215) to the morgues, and from the National Defense militias to the Second Military Field Court. This sequence illustrates how the regime's institutions have become integrated links within a single killing machine.
Zaman al-Wasl is publishing these documents in an attempt to provide closure to the victims' families and establish compelling facts in the face of denial and manipulation. Within days, a second batch will be released, containing approximately 6,341 additional names, followed by lists of thousands referred to the Field Court, making all names available to the Syrian and international public.
This documentation, based on the regime's own documents, represents some of the most extensive evidence of the crimes of genocide and systematic killing within its prisons, and opens the door to delayed justice that must come.
The publication of these lists will also coincide with the release of the names of officers, non-commissioned officers, and personnel affiliated with:
1. Military Intelligence Directorate
2. Air Force Intelligence Directorate
3. General Intelligence Directorate
4. Political Security Directorate
5. Sednaya Military Prison
6. National Defense Militias in various governorates.
Editor-in-Chief Fathi Bayoud
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