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Revision as of 03:15, 4 August 2015 by Milktaco (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Sednaya Prison is a prison near Damascus in Syria.
The prison holds around 4,000 political prisoners, most of whom are said to be Islamists and Muslim Brothers. After protests by detainees in 2008, several prisoners were killed. After renewed protest at the prison in July 2008, hundreds of detainees were injured and dozens of Islamist prisoners were killed.
Former inmates
- Zahran Alloush - leader of Jaysh al-Islam
- Hassan Aboud - leader of Ahrar ash-Sham
References
- Line Khatib (2011). Islamic Revivalism in Syria: The Rise and Fall of Ba'thist Secularism. Routledge. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-415-78203-6. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
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