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A woman examines the cells at the infamous Saydnaya military prison, just north of Damascus, Syria, on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. Crowds are gathering to enter the prison, known as the "human slaughterhouse," after thousands of inmates were released following the rebels' overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's regime on Sunday. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Thousands scour Syria’s most horrific prison but find no sign of their loved ones

By Sarah El Deeb - Associated Press

This combination photo of three undated portraits, shows the Khoulani brothers Mohammad, left, Majd, center, and Abdelsattar, from Daraya, near Damascus, Syria, who all died in prison this decade. The Syrian government has started updating civil registries to reflect deaths among its incarcerated population, activists say. They say they have learned of the passing of hundreds of detainees, including leading voices in the popular uprising against Assad, since the government began updating registries earlier this year, and they fear news of hundreds, if not thousands, of more deaths may soon follow. (Khoulani Family via AP)

In Syria, civil registers disclose hundreds of prison deaths

By PHILIP ISSA - Associated Press

Lynn Maalouf, deputy director of research at Amnesty International Middle East and North Africa, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. Amnesty International says Syrian authorities killed at least 13,000 people in mass hangings at a prison north of Damascus known to detainees as the “slaughterhouse.” (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

At least 13,000 hanged in Syrian prison since 2011: Report

By Sarah El Deeb - Associated Press