The infamous Sednaya prison, located approximately 30 kilometres north of Damascus, Syria, has long been synonymous with the brutal repression orchestrated by the Syrian government under Bashar al-Assad. The heavily guarded Sednaya Prison was constructed in the 1980s and is situated atop a hill. The prison's architecture reflects its primary goal of silencing political dissidents and those perceived as state adversaries. Detainees are frequently subjected to sexual brutality, systematic starvation, hanging, beatings, electrocution, and psychological abuse....