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Days of torture haunt survivor of Syrian regime prison

Years have passed since Meysa al-Mihabi was released from the regime prison in Syria, however, the torture she experienced still haunts her every day. "The imprisoned women, including myself, were raped. They [prison guards] would turn a deaf ear although we begged them [not to]. They do...

Syrian woman: Interrogators broke my arm and teeth

Syrian women jailed by the Syrian regime are left with haunting memories of unbearable torture and abuse in interrogation centers. Abdulfatah, 46, was detained on Dec. 25, 2013 in Muaddamiye upon accusations of helping students who came to Damascus from Homs to receive education....

Memory of 'cancer death woman' still vivid in Syria

The story of Saihe Nedim Barudi, a Syrian woman who contracted cancer after spending three months in regime prisons, is still vivid in the memory of her friends. Barudi, 55, died in February, almost five years after she was arrested by regime forces in the west-central Hama province on...