Tadmor Prison - Wikipedia
WEBTadmor prison (Arabic: سجن تدمر) was located in Palmyra (Tadmor in Arabic) in the deserts of eastern Syria approximately 200 kilometers northeast of Damascus. Tadmor prison was known for harsh conditions, extensive human rights …
Inside Tadmur: The worst prison in the world? - BBC News
WEB20 June 2015. AP. When Islamic State seized Palmyra in Syria last month, one of the first things it did was blow up the Tadmur prison - the country's most notorious jail, where for decades,...
Remembering Syria’s Tadmur Prison Massacre, 44 years on
WEBJun 27, 2024 · The Tadmur prison massacre of June 27, 1980, was committed in reprisal for an assassination attempt against Hafez al-Assad, then president of Syria and father of the current President...
Breaking the Silence of Tadmor Military Prison - MERIP
WEBIn 2001, following a general amnesty for several hundred political prisoners, the Syrian government reportedly closed its most infamous detention center—the Tadmor military prison. Human rights organizations, both local and international, had made Tadmor the subject of intense scrutiny from the 1980s onward.
A new brute takes over Palmyra’s notorious Tadmur Prison
WEBMay 21, 2015 · Situated in the deserts of eastern Syria about 200 kilometers from Damascus, Tadmur Prison regularly features on lists of the world’s “10 Most Dangerous Prisons” or history’s “50 Craziest...
ISIS destroyed one of Syria's darkest secrets - Business Insider
WEBJun 1, 2015 · Located about 250 kilometers northeast of Damascus, Tadmur Prison is part of a walled-off military complex that includes military and civilian units as well as an air base. Former prisoners say...
Ex-inmates regret destruction of notorious Syrian prison
WEBJun 1, 2015 · Located about 250 kilometers northeast of Damascus, Tadmur Prison is part of a walled-off military complex that includes military and civilian units as well as an air base. Former prisoners say it could hold up to 7,000 inmates, although the number fell in …
Tadmur Prison - Vocab, Definition, and Must Know Facts - Fiveable
WEBTadmur Prison, also known as Palmyra Prison, is a notorious prison located in Syria, infamous for its harsh conditions and the brutal treatment of inmates. Built in the 1960s, it became a symbol of the repressive tactics employed by the Syrian regime to suppress dissent, particularly following military coups that established authoritarian rule ...
Tadmur Prison: A Special Report - shrc.org
WEBMay 27, 2015 · Tadmur Prison (Palmyra) is counted among the worst reputed prisons internationally, having witnessed unprecedented atrocities for at least two decades, some of which has not been documented, and whose perpetrators have not …
Palmyra Prison - Mapping MENA
WEBTadmor Prison lies about 200 kilometers north-east of Damascus, in the Homs desert near the ancient site of Palmyra. It is classified among the most notorious detention centres in the world. Amnesty International considers Tadmur Central Prison to be synonymous with "brutality, despair and inhumanity."
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