Syria: Protests at Hama Central Prison

2,534 views · Published 17 May 2016 · 0:26 · Indexed 24 October 2026

Channel: Human Rights Watch · 2016 · News & Politics

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(New York, May 6, 2016) – Security forces are attempting to storming Hama Central Priso, trying to end a prison protest that began on May 1, 2016, Human Rights Watch said today. The action raises  major concerns about possible excessive use of force.
Inmates rioted in parts of the  prison, in the town of Hama north of Homs, after prison authorities attempted to transfer  five inmates reportedly sentenced to death by Syria’s field military courts, inmates told Human Rights Watch via Whatsapp messaging from inside the prison.

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