DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Hundreds of Syrians marched through central Damascus on Thursday in the funeral procession of a well-known anti-government figure, chanting calls for justice for the activist who was killed in prison during the last days of President Bashar Assad’s rule.
Unimaginable only a week earlier, the procession for Mazen al-Hamada recalled the funerals-turned-protests of the early days of the uprising against Assad 13 years ago.
A woman weeps during the funeral of Syrian activist Mazen al-Hamada in Damascus, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Al-Hamad’s mangled corpse was found wrapped in a bloody sheet in Saydnaya prison. He had fled to Europe but returned to Syria
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