To cough was to risk death': the artist who mapped Syria's Sednaya prison with testimonies from its survivors

from www.theguardian.com 1 month ago

During the investigation of Sednaya prison, the oppressive silence enforced on the prisoners was as lethal as the violence they endured, marking a unique form of torture.
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Survivors' testimonies revealed that even the smallest sounds, like crushing lice, became significant markers of the extreme suffering and brutality that occurred behind closed doors.
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