The Palestine Branch: A den of torture in Assad’s Syria
• Oct 10, 2025, 4:00 AM
1 min de lecture
Branch 235, also known as the Palestine Branch, was one of the most notorious prisons run by the Syrian military intelligence services during the Assad era. Located on the outskirts of Damascus, its name, “Far Falastin", in Arabic, was enough to send shivers down the spines of Syrians. The prison’s labyrinthian underground chambers have yet to reveal all their secrets, which are critical for bringing justice and Syria’s future stability.
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