Hayat al-Turki, 27, along with many others, searches Sednaya prison, known as a slaughterhouse under Syria's Bashar al-Assad regime, in the hope of finding their missing relatives.
IMAGE: Hayat al-Turki holds a phone with the picture of her brother as she searches Sednaya prison in the hope of finding her sibling, December 11, 2024. All photographs: Ammar Awad/Reuters
IMAGE: Hayat amidst scattered belongings inside Sednaya prison.
IMAGE: Hayat holds a noose at Sednaya prison as she searches for her brother.
IMAGE: Hayat inside Sednaya prison.
IMAGE: Hayat waits outside Sednaya prison.
IMAGE: Hayat searches a room inside Sednaya prison, hoping to find her brother.
IMAGE: Hayat looks at a cell inside Sednaya prison, hoping to see her brother.
IMAGE: Hayat's search for her brother continues, here and below.
IMAGE: Hayat finds a prosthetic leg at Sednaya prison.
IMAGE: A wall is covered with numbers marked by prisoners while counting days at Sednaya prison.
IMAGE: A man prays as Syrians gather outside Sednaya prison searching for relatives imprisoned by the cruel and despotic Assad regime.
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
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