The World - News from Oct. 28, 1987
Syrian security forces operate specially equipped torture chambers and have savagely abused thousands of political prisoners, Amnesty International charged. In a report based on testimony received since 1983, the worldwide human rights organization said that anyone suspected of opposing President Hafez Assad is at risk.
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