Middle East

Syria’s Prisons After Assad: Why Abuse and Arbitrary Detention Are Returning syria_assad_prison_25453

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Syria’s Prisons After Assad: Why Abuse and Arbitrary Detention Are Returning

Laffert December 22, 2025

One year after Assad’s fall, Syria’s prisons are filling again. Arbitrary arrests, torture, and extortion have resurfaced,...

Exiled Syrian Powerbrokers in Russia Fuel New Coastal Uprising Plans Against Damascus assad_syria_dictators_revolt_245341234123

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Exiled Syrian Powerbrokers in Russia Fuel New Coastal Uprising Plans Against Damascus

Laffert December 5, 2025

A Reuters-based investigation reveals how Bashar al-Assad’s former intelligence chief Kamal Hassan and billionaire cousin Rami Makhlouf...