Amnesty: As many as 13,000 hanged in Syria prison since 2011

Satellite image of Saydnaya Military Prison
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Syrian authorities have killed as many as 13,000 people – possibly more – since the start of the 2011 uprising in mass hangings at a prison north of Damascus known to detainees as “the slaughterhouse,” Amnesty International said on Tuesday.
In a new report covering the period from 2011 to 2015, Amnesty said 20-50 people were