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'I stayed in this room for over a year and a half,' former inmate at Syria's Sednaya prison returns

NPR | By Jane Arraf

Published February 22, 2026 at 5:06 PM EST

An inmate who was imprisoned for 21 years in Syria's notorious Sadnaya prison shows NPR's Jane Arraf the concrete cells where he was held.

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'All Norwegians are born with skis on their feet,' Norwegian reporter explains her country's dominance at the Olympics

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