Deep Dive
How many people are estimated to have gone missing under the Assad regime in Syria?
The U.N. estimates over 100,000 people went missing under the Assad regime.
What is Maraz Mustafa's mission in Damascus?
Maraz Mustafa is searching for Americans who disappeared in Syria under the Assad regime, specifically looking for six known cases, including Majd Kamalmaz and Austin Tice.
What evidence renewed hope for Majd Kamalmaz's family?
A video surfaced showing a man resembling Kamalmaz unable to speak after his release from a prison, which renewed the family's hope that he may be alive.
What did Maraz Mustafa find in the basement of the Air Force Intelligence Building?
In the basement, there were two rooms with stairs disappearing into a brown liquid, possibly acid, and windowless cells where prisoners were once held.
How did Mohamed Sahlan describe his experience in Sednaya prison?
Sahlan described being detained for four years, punched, shot, and witnessing guards calling out numbers to execute prisoners in front of others.
What is the estimated number of people detained by the Assad regime since the start of the uprising?
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights estimates that 157,000 people have been detained by the Assad regime since the start of the uprising.
How did Sara Abdulhamid Al-Ami react to not finding her brothers in the morgue?
Sara wailed and screamed, 'They killed our children. I want blood for blood. I want soul for soul.'
What was Hamada's role in the Syrian uprising?
Hamada was an activist known for exposing torture inside Syria's prisons and was jailed multiple times for demonstrating against the regime.
Why did Hamada return to Syria in 2020?
The reasons for Hamada's return to Syria in 2020 remain unclear, but he was detained immediately and never heard from again.
What symbolic meaning did Hamada's funeral procession hold for the Syrian people?
The procession symbolized unity and a shared goal among the Syrian people, as Hamada became a symbol of all those who died under the Assad regime.
- Search for missing Americans in Syria, focusing on Austin Tice and Majd Kamalmaz.
- Exploration of abandoned Assad regime building, including former prison cells.
- Evidence of past imprisonment found, but no one currently present.
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