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Sednaya Prison
Closed 2024Low
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Photo by VOA photojournalist Yan Boechat via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
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Photo by Voice of America via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
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Photo by Voice of America via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Photo by Voice of America via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1987
Closed 2024
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
SyriaPopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1987
Region
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Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
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Bassel Khartabil1981–2015 · software developerBassel Khartabil (Arabic: باس٠خرطبÙÙ; 22 May 1981 â 3 October 2015), also known as Bassel Safadi (باس٠صÙدÙ), was a Palestinian-Syrian open-source software developer.
- Mazen Hamada1977–2024 · technician
Mazen al-Hamada (Arabic: ٠از٠اÙØ٠ادة, romanized: MÄzin al-ḤamÄda; (1977-07-03)3 July 1977 - c.
- Zahran Alloush1970–2015 · military personnel
Ragheed al-Tatari1954 · fighter pilotRagheed Ahmed al-Tatari (Arabic: رغÙد Ø£Ø٠د اÙططرÙ; born 25 December 1954) is a former military aviator from Syria, recognized as the longest-serving political prisoner in the country.
Omar Alshogre1995 · human rights defenderOmar Alshogre (Arabic: ع٠ر اÙشغرÙ) is a Syrian refugee, public speaker, and human rights activist.
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
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Data completeness
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Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q12215498)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Sednaya Prison. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/sednaya-prison
Chicago
"Sednaya Prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/sednaya-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-sednaya-prison,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Sednaya Prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/sednaya-prison},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}