Suleiman al-Khalidi, a Jordanian citizen and a journalist with Reuters, was arrested by security police in Syria while covering the popular uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. In this item, he recounts his treatment by the Syrian intelligence services, and torture he witnessed during four days of confinement.
Reuters journalist detained and beaten in Syria describes torture witnessed
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