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The head of HTS, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has vowed to pursue ‘war criminals’ even if they have fled the countryThe first western journalist to gain access to Sednaya prison was the Guardian’s William Christou, and he spoke to Archie Bland for this morning’s First Edition newsletter. He told Bland:I didn’t know exactly what to expect. But it looked medieval. There were cages, and I saw a prosthetic leg lying on the floor, tiny cramped cells, holes knocked into the walls where prisoners had been crammed, and dirty blankets.It was really a surreal place to be in. It looked like it was designed to make you feel like you didn’t exist: all the walls were painted white, everything looked the same. Continue reading...
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The head of HTS, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has vowed to pursue ‘war criminals’ even if they have fled the country
The first western journalist to gain access to Sednaya prison was the Guardian’s William Christou, and he spoke to Archie Bland for this morning’s First Edition newsletter. He told Bland:
I didn’t know exactly what to expect. But it looked medieval. There were cages, and I saw a prosthetic leg lying on the floor, tiny cramped cells, holes knocked into the walls where prisoners had been crammed, and dirty blankets.
It was really a surreal place to be in. It looked like it was designed to make you feel like you didn’t exist: all the walls were painted white, everything looked the same. Continue reading...
