Sam Ghannoum claims he was imprisoned in Syria for 76 days, enduring inhumane conditions.
Warning: This report includes descriptions of violence, rape and torture and may be distressing for some readers.
Ghannoum said he was 28 years old when the Syrian Air Force Intelligence arrested him for participating in demonstrations in Hama, Idlib, and Aleppo - the latter two being closer to the Syrian-Turkey border.Assad ordered brutal crackdowns on dissent that began after the Arab Spring reached Syria in March 2011. It sparked a civil war that killed more than 500,000 people and displaced half the population.
Ghannoum said he was arrested - his eyes and head covered - in late October 2012 by the Air Force Intelligence and transported to a military prison in Aleppo.Syrian citizens wave the revolutionary flag and shout slogans as they celebrate during the second day of the takeover of Damascus by insurgents in early December 2024."They poured boiling water mixed with sugar on my back, leaving severe burns.
Mohammed lost his hand during the war in Gaza. Sama says teaching him the violin gives them both 'hope' "Though the horrors of detention still haunt me, and fear and sadness linger, the sight of our people celebrating freedom consoles me.
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