Alessandria Masi

Bio:

Alessandria is the managing editor of Syria Deeply. She is a native of Montreal, Canada and lives in Beirut.

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February 22, 2017 | Alessandria Masi | International, Violence against women
How Amnesty uncovered ‘a universe of degradation’ at Saydnaya Prison

Earlier this month, Amnesty released a report detailing allegations of government-sanctioned abuses in the two buildings of Saydnaya military prison outside of Damascus, between 2011 and 2015. The findings show a systematic policy of mass executions, torture and deprivation of food, water, medicine and medical care, which could amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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