A man, identified as 34-year-old Moyaed Yahya Shakoush from Jasim city in the northern suburbs of Daraa governorate, was arrested on July 7, 2023, by personnel from the Syrian regime’s State Security agency in Tadmur town, also in the northern suburbs of Daraa governorate while he was travelling to Qneitra governorate. He was taken to a regime detention center in Nemer town, where he was tortured to death. On July 8, 2023, his body was returned to his family in al-Sanamin city in the northern suburbs of Daraa governorate bearing signs of torture. The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) notes that Moayed, who had agreed previously to a security settlement, held no military status when he was arrested.
It should be noted that roughly 135,481 Syrian citizens are currently detained and/or forcibly disappeared in regime detention centers. We are seriously concerned for their lives.
It should be also noted that roughly 15,039 Syrian citizens have died due to torture in regime detention centers.
