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Syrian prison survivor speaks of horrors under Assad regime | LBC
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5:46Now PlayingSyrian political prisoner Omar Alshogre, who was jailed in the Sednaya prison, joins Andrew Marr to discuss what could be next for the region.
Syrian rebels have been racing to free thousands of prisoners from a jail labelled a 'human slaughterhouse' after the fall of the Assad regime - with images of a horrific torture instrument surfacing.
Many inhabitants of the Sednaya prison near Damascus, the Syrian capital, are said to have been freed already, but there are unverified claims some more remain trapped in cells underground.
The Syrian Civil Defence Force are investigating the underground cells but said they had found "no evidence" for their existence.
The prison was operated by Assad's regime, which has been accused of mass human rights abuses, including torture and political executions.
One instrument said to have been used for torture was a large hydraulic press, which was reportedly used to crush prisoners. This has not been independently verified yet.
Syrians are celebrating the demise of the Assad government, after 13 years of civil war sparked by the president's violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters following the Arab Spring.
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