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Bye, cell: inside a notorious Syrian prison

Bye, cell: inside a notorious Syrian prison

Update: 2024-12-112
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As Syrians awoke to a new era, thousands rushed to fling open the dark, filthy prisons where Bashar al-Assad locked up dissenters. Our correspondent followed along. The first of our two-part series on spirituality reveals a lucrative nexus of DIY enlightenment and tourism (9:13 ). And the stumbles of Manchester City, a once-invincible side in England’s Premier League (15:27 ).


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Bye, cell: inside a notorious Syrian prison

Bye, cell: inside a notorious Syrian prison