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Location: Saydnaya prison is located north of Damascus, Syria.
Purpose: Originally built in the 1980s to house political prisoners, including Islamist and Kurdish militants.
Operations: Became a symbol of brutal state control, used for extrajudicial executions, torture, and forced disappearances.
Human Rights Violations: Reports include mass executions, torture, rape, and enforced disappearances.
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