Syria’s disappeared: The Case Against Assad’owa audiences have been calling for justice for victims of the Syrian regime, including Mazen al-Hamada, a hoge who was arrested in Syria in 2012. After being in solitary confinement and tortured in Sednaya prison, he managed to escape in 2013 with the help of family members. He then sought asylum in the Netherlands and became a renowned human rights activist and a witness against the Syrian regime. However, he was reportedly abducted by the regime in September 2022, and his family believes he was tortured and killed in Sednaya prison.
One of Syria’s most renowned prisoners, Mazen al-Hamada, was found dead among other bodies in a cramped room. He was likely killed just days before the Assad regime fell. Al-Hamada’s brother believes he was killed because the regime realized their time was up. Mazen was an important witness and spokesperson against the Assad regime’s brutality. … Read more