Nikita Zhuravel, the 20-year-old who burned the Holy Quran last year in Volgograd, appeared before a Grozny judge. The decision, made in Chechnya, sentenced Zhuravel to 3.5 years in prison after he was detained in May 2023. The hearing, attended by 13 imams who filed a complaint, addressed the spiritual values’ deep damage caused by Zhuravel’s actions.
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Download File: https://iha.news/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/iha-2024-02-27_13-01-45_335026.mp4?_=1Syrian authorities announced the arrest of three former guards from Sednaya Prison, notorious for torture and executions under Bashar al-Assad’s rule. The Ministry of Interior released footage showing guards admitting to raping and killing detainees, chaining prisoners, and using electric shocks.
Former detainees also testified, describing beatings with iron cables, forced humiliation, and deaths from neglect. Amnesty International has long called Sednaya a “human slaughterhouse,” where thousands have died since its establishment in 1987.
The arrests highlight one of the starkest examples of human rights abuses in Syria, with officials vowing to bring all perpetrators to justice.
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