An investigative report by Zaman al-Wasl newspaper uncovered a photo archive containing hundreds of images of Syrian detainees held by the National Defense Forces between 2013 and 2017, shedding new light on the fate of thousands of missing persons.<\/p>\n
According to the report, 22 families were able to identify their missing sons from the photos, which documented their features inside detention facilities. Six survivors reported recognizing themselves in the archive, confirming that they were released in exchange for large sums of money, as part of what they described as extortion and corruption networks.<\/p>\n
The archive also included documents indicating cases of death under torture, along with testimonies from the families of victims, at a time when survivors reported that military courts were informing the families of detainees of their deaths in brief terms, without clarifying the circumstances of the death, which was considered an attempt to close the files and hide the traces of torture.<\/p>\n
The archive, which was circulated by media platforms under the hashtag \u201cDeath Vaults,\u201d contains new indications of the extent of violations committed inside detention centers, and brings back to the forefront the demands of the families of the missing to reveal the fate of their sons, in light of the continued absence of any official mechanisms for accountability or verification.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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