Human Rights activists have monitored noticeable escalation in incidents of torturing civilians to death by security members in prisons and detention centres belonging to the caretaker government [Jolani’s Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham terrorists].

This comes as a part of the blatant violations committed by security and military personnel.

In addition, scores of incidents of intentional humiliation and assaults were documented during arrests, which mirrors serious disregard for human rights and legal standards.

According to SOHR statistics, eight detainees of different backgrounds and affiliations died under torture in prisons and security centres of the Syrian government [Jolani’s Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham terrorists]. in July, after having been arbitrarily arrested in different areas across Syria.

Here are further details:

-July 23: Heinous crime at checkpoint in Tartus

SOHR activists reported the death of a young man from Karto village in Tartus countryside, after having been arrested with three other young men from the Alawite community, while they were crossing through a checkpoint of general security forces.

According to SOHR sources, the four young men were brutally beaten, while one of them was humiliated for his sectarian affiliation, before he died of the brutal torture.

The three other young men were taken to a security post in Al-Safsafah where they were detained for no charges.

Ironically, security authorities attempted to bury the victim at night in an area outside his village, but his family expressed strong rejection and considered this action as additional humiliation of the victim’s body and Alawite community.


-July 29: Family of three among five persons killed in Homs

SOHR sources reported that five civilians from Alawite sect including a father and his two sons, died under torture in the prisons of the “Interim Government”  [Jolani’s Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham terrorists]. Their deaths came months after their families lost all contact with them following their arrest during a security campaigne carried out by General Security forces [Jolani’s Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham terrorists] in late 2024, after Bashar Al-Assad fled.

According to SOHR information, father and his two sons were detained on December 24, 2024, during a raid in Wadi Al-Dhahab neighbourhood, where their “Jardouni van” was also seized. Since their arrest, no information was provided about their fate, while their family continued to send food, clothing, and money for months, hoping they were still alive.

However, after repeated inquiries to prisons and security agencies, it was revealed that all three had died from physical and psychological torture in the early weeks or months of their detention. Authorities [Jolani’s Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham terrorists] never informed the family or returned the bodies.

In a separate case, two other detainees from Homs died under torture following a different security campaign. Their families also sent supplies for months before learning that the two had been buried in Tel Al-Nasr cemetery in northwestern Homs countryside shortly after their deaths.

-July 30: Returned from Germany to die in Damascus

A young man from Al- Qaboun neighborhood in the capital, Damascus, died under torture after being arrested a few days ago near the Umayyad Mosque. The reasons for his arrest or the charges against him remain unknown. His body was handed over to his family, showing clear signs of torture.

The young man had returned from Germany for a short visit to Syria to attend to family matters before he was arrested by security forces.

SOHR obtained photographs of the body, which revealed bruises and wounds across various parts of his body.

These incidents once again highlight the urgent need for adopting effective accountability mechanisms to prevent the recurrence of such blatant violations in detention centers, especially extreme violence and torture which violate all international conventions.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights calls for starting transparent investigations about all deaths in prisons and holding every member and official involved in violations accountable by independent judicial authorities.

SOHR also renew its calls for immediate release of all detainees who have not been involved in any crimes and guaranteeing their full legal and humanitarian rights without security or political interference.

SOHR report