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Palestinian NGO: Syrian Detainees Beaten, Released, Families Fear Retaliation

4/24/2026

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Palestinian NGO Reports Torture

A Palestinian NGO reported that detainees in Syria were beaten and subjected to electric shocks during interrogations.
Two men from Khan al-Shih camp were released after 14 hours of detention in Syria.
Authorities said the men were linked to ISIS, Assad regime, and a UAE embassy protest.
Families of the detainees remain reluctant to speak out because they fear retaliation.

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Palestinians Detained

Rights monitors say the wave of new arrests of Palestinian refugees in Damascus was inaccurate, occurring about a week earlier.
Six Palestinian refugees remain detained in Jaramana camp, with no official explanation from authorities.
Detentions also occurred in Khan Al-Shih camp, Rukn al-Din neighbourhood and al-Hameh town.
The lack of transparency fuels fear, stopping families from naming detainees and hampering human-rights documentation.

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Palestinian NGO Reports Torture

A Palestinian NGO reported that detainees in Syria were beaten and subjected to electric shocks during interrogations.
Two men from Khan al-Shih camp were released after 14 hours of detention in Syria.
Authorities said the men were linked to ISIS, Assad regime, and a UAE embassy protest.
Families of the detainees remain reluctant to speak out because they fear retaliation.

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