Peter Carty

A horrifying glimpse of Syria’s torture cells

More than 100 interviews with surviving detainees and former prison workers reveal how profoundly shocking President Assad’s regime continues to be

Alaadin Halebi, who survived torture by President Assad’s henchmen when a boy of 15. [Getty Images]

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