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Syria detains seven officials over Mohammad Ghamira death

8/18/2026

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Syria's Interior Ministry opened an investigation and detained seven officials after 29-year-old Mohammad Ghamira died from a beating while in custody.
The UN Commission of Inquiry documented torture in 18 official and 12 makeshift detention sites across Syria between January and October 2025.
Former White Helmets volunteer Mohammad Ghamira, a 29-year-old with hemophilia, was arrested on an alleged theft charge, released, and died in a Latakia hospital on Sunday.

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Syria's Interior Ministry opened an investigation and detained seven officials after 29-year-old Mohammad Ghamira died from a beating while in custody.
The UN Commission of Inquiry documented torture in 18 official and 12 makeshift detention sites across Syria between January and October 2025.
Former White Helmets volunteer Mohammad Ghamira, a 29-year-old with hemophilia, was arrested on an alleged theft charge, released, and died in a Latakia hospital on Sunday.