Syrian prisons under Assad extorted families for bribes totaling nearly $900M, often without results.

Syrian prisons under ousted leader Bashar al-Assad operated as both a tool of repression and a money-making scheme. Families of detainees were extorted for bribes totaling almost $900 million, often without receiving information on their loved ones, many of whom are believed to be dead. As the regime weakened, families searched through abandoned prison records for clues.

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