As tens of thousands disappeared over more than a decade, a blanket of fear kept the Syrian population silent. People rarely told anyone that a loved one had vanished for fear they too could be reported to security agencies. Now, everyone is talking. The Associated Press visited over half a dozen of these facilities in Damascus and spoke to nine former detainees, some released on day of Assad was ousted. (AP video and production by Malak Harb )
Long silenced by fear, Syrians now speak of the torture in Assad’s machinery of death
As tens of thousands disappeared over more than a decade, a blanket of fear kept the Syrian population silent. People rarely told anyone that a loved one had vanished for fear they too could be reported to security agencies. Now, everyone is talking. The Associated Press visited over half a dozen of these facilities in Damascus and spoke to nine former detainees, some released on day of Assad was ousted. (AP video and production by Malak Harb )