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Raiding Queen Boat for obscene behavior, South Florida Gay News, 19 June 2015

The Queen Boat

Egypt
2001
Al-Mansoura Court of First Instance where mistrials are carried out

Mansura Court of First Instance

Egypt
2014
Picture of Dr. Saad El-Din Ibrahim behind bars, BBC News, 30 May, 2001

State Security Investigations Service in Nasr City

Egypt
2000

Talaat Harb Square

Egypt
2015
Approximate images of the sexual harassment and torture of detainees in Port Fouad Than Police Prison

Port Fouad Second Police Station

Egypt
2012 - 2012

Al-Manakh Police Department

Egypt
2017

Muhammad Mahmud St.

Egypt
2011

The Cabinet St.

Egypt
2011
Image dating back to 2008 claims to show Tadmor Prison with its doors broken open

Palmyra Prison

Syria
1980
An aerial view of Saydnaya prison. Photograph: Amnesty

Sednaya Prison 

Syria
2011
Eye birds view

Mezzeh prison 

Syria
Branch 215 is a notorious prison run by the Military Intelligence Directorate, where torture and executions are commonplace

Military Intelligence Detention Center (Branch 215)

Syria
the locations of detention centers that were identified by multiple witnesses. Using satellite imagery, Human Rights Watch asked the victims and defectors to point out the buildings where torture took place.

Military Intelligence Detention Center- Palestine branch (No.235)

Syria
2011
Shells target areas of Adra Prison and a hospital in the suburbs of Damascus and its outskirts

Damascus Central Prison (Adra Prison)

Syria

Aleppo Central Prison

Syria
يضمّ سجن حماة المركزي حوالي 1000 معتقل، منهم حوالي 600 معتقلون على خلفية تهم تتعلق بأنشطة مناهضة للنظام

Hama Central Prison

Syria
حلب.. "أمن الدولة" يسلم 3 سيدات قضوا تحت التعذيب في أقبية المخابرات

State Security, Aleppo

Syria
1971
Map showing the locations of detention centers that were identified by multiple witnesses, HRW, JULY 3, 2012

Military Security, Aleppo

Syria
Air Force Intelligence in Aleppo

Air Security, Aleppo

Syria
2005

Political Security, Aleppo

Syria

State Security, Daraa

Syria

Military Security, Daraa

Syria

Political Security, Daraa

Syria

Air Security, Daraa

Syria

إدارة المخابرات الجويّة، درعا

سوريا

امن الدولة درعا

سوريا
1993

الامن العسكري درعا

سوريا
1970

الامن السياسي درعا

سوريا
1988

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