This is the hell of Sednaya: a symbol of Syria’s cruelty and the scene of one of the worst war crimes of the 21st century

#Genocide In one of the darkest chapters in modern Middle Eastern history, Sednaya prison has emerged as a brutal symbol of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Built during the rule of Bashar’s father, Hafez al-Assad, the facility located 30 kilometers north of Damascus was designed to be an impenetrable fort