شهادات سجناء سوريين عن التعذيب في سجون النظام

Prisoners endured torture and threats; families feared for their safety.

### The experience of imprisonment: The pain of imprisonment and the search for hope
* 🚔 "I used to write the names of my comrades, I prepared it with a needle, we had a needle with a sewing machine." In cell 13, the speaker was **arrested** and the cell was turned into a **warehouse**, where he endured **harsh conditions**.
* 😢 Cell 10 was reserved for dangerous people, and many detainees would **die under torture the same day they were brought in**.
* 👨 The most difficult thing he faced was threats of arrest of his family, as he feared that his **mother, sister or younger brother** would be arrested.
* 💭 The detainees dreamed of being liberated by the FSA, but they faced a painful reality where **many did not survive the torture**.
* ⚰ "There are people who went in and came out, they came out **dead**." This phrase reflects the **extent of the suffering and loss of hope** for many families.
* 🔪 Detention and torture were easier than food for the torturers, showing the **brutality to which the detainees were subjected**.
* 🕊 Hope remains in the hearts of some families searching for their loved ones, but the harsh reality is that **many of them may be in the ground**.
* 🌍 "My name is Abu Ammar, and remember me." These words reflect the **suffering of those who have been lost**, and remind us that they are still in the **hearts of those who love them**.

أول ما أول ما اعتقلونا، أوصلونا لهون، الزنزانه كانت آخر شدّة، هي زنزانة 13، أنا هون، كت زنزانة 13 وه...

بس هي ما كانت زنزانة، كأنّهم عملوها مستودع. هذا خطّ، هذا خطّي، كنت كاتب أسماء، كنت كاتب أسماء رفاقي، أنا حضرتَه

بإبرة، كان عندنا إبرة تبع خياطة، كان في زنزانة رقم 10 يحطّوا فيها الشخص الخطير، اللي ما بدهم يحطّوه تحت.

وكان يعني يجيبوا الشخص، أحياناً يموت فورًا، يعني يعذّبوه يموت بنفس اليوم. أصعب شيء كان تهديدي باعتقال عائلتي.

كان دائماً عندي خوف إنّه يجيبوا أختي أو أمّي أو أخي، اللي كانوا هم صغار. كان دائماً

يهددوني: "حنعتقل عائلتك!" فكل ما يجيبوا حدا جديد، أخاف إنّه يكونوا جابوا حدا من...

أهلي وحطوه بغير زنزانة مشان أنا ما أشوفه، كان هذا أكثر رعب عندي. هو كان، نحن نحلم بهذه اللحظة من لما

كنا جوا، كنا نحلم أنه يجي الجيش الحر يحررنا، ونرجع نفوت ونحن أحرار. اثنين سعة سو، يعني هو مو سهل صراحةً

لأنه كان في أوجاع كثيرة، وفي ناس كثيرة يعني ما طلعت أبدًا. يعني في ناس اجت لهون وما

طلعت، طلعوا أموات. لسّه عندك أمل أنه ممكن يبين؟ لا، خلص ما أظن يتركوهم كل هذا الوقت، خلص.

عندهم قتل أسهل من أكل، يعني قتل الإنسان أسهل من الطعام. 100,000 people... قسم مكافحة

الإرهاب. نحن إرهابيون بنظر الشعب كله، إرهابي. هيك مو متوقعين أنه نحن رح نصل لعنده يعني.

طلعوا طلعوا بسرعة هون لأن الرئيس التركي أخي كان يعني أخذوه من المحل كان

اشتغل حلاق وحطّوه بقضية أنه هو إرهابي وهو ما دخلّه يعني وما شفناه شيء 13

سنة بس يمكن مات يعني لأنه لو ما مات كنت شفته يعني كان طلع هيك أخذوه كان

عمره كله بالرفاهية يعني هم قاعدين ونحن عم نحترق وتحت كلها سجون

وتعذيب وعم يعذبهم تحت وهو قاعد هون بالمكتب هون، غرفة محققين منفردة، بينام هون وبياكل هون وكله

لأنه هون، اطلعي هيك شوفي الحمام تبعه والـ والفرش تبعه يعني ما في طلّع من هون

My name is Abu Ammar, and remember me. A local translates: "We are the world." I believe that the help us... 'Abbud Abu Saleh,' one of our relatives, the...  arting people in our neighborhood, Abu Saleh.

Hisham 'Abbud Abu Saleh Aliwi Aliwi Abu Saleh 'Abbud Abu Saleh...  need... like... lies... this mass grave. All around here are these massive

trenches. You can really smell the really pungent, harsh smell of bodies here. Families are still searching for their loved ones and holding out hope that they can still find them, but the grim reality is that these family members that are missing could be under

Inside a Recently-Abandoned Syrian Prison After Assad's Fall | WSJ

The Wall Street Journal takes you inside carefully selected stories and events in a visually captivating way so you can dig deeper into the news and insights that matter to you. 

The Wall Street Journal

Initial Imprisonment and Prison Conditions

Arrival at a harsh cell (cell 13), described as more like a storage room than a cell.

The narrator wrote the names of his comrades on the wall using a needle.

Cell 10 was reserved for dangerous prisoners, often resulting in immediate death or torture.

The most difficult aspect was the threat of his family's arrest.

The narrator feared for his young siblings and mother.

The narrator and others dreamed of liberation by the Free Syrian Army.

Many prisoners never left, dying in captivity.

The narrator expresses dwindling hope for the release of prisoners, stating that killing is easier than feeding people.

The narrator and others were labeled as terrorists.

The Narrator's Brother's Imprisonment and the Contrast with the Government

The narrator's brother, a barber, was also imprisoned and labeled a terrorist.

The narrator's brother's imprisonment was unexpected.

The narrator's brother's fate is uncertain, but presumed death.

The narrator contrasts his brother's suffering with the comfortable life of those in power.

Description of the stark contrast between the interrogators' comfortable quarters and the prisoners' harsh conditions.

Mass Graves and the Search for Loved Ones

Introduction of Abu Ammar and mention of a translation: "We are the world."

Families search for missing loved ones, facing the grim reality they may be buried.