Mazen al-Hamada buried in Syria, a symbol of Assad regime's atrocities laid to rest

Mazen Al-Hamada, an activist and former prisoner of Bashar al-Assad's security services, died under unclear circumstances. Multiple sources reported that his body was found in a hospital morgue near Damascus, alongside 35 other unidentified bodies. Some sources suggested that these bodies were those of detainees who had been held in Saydnaya prison, citing their tattered clothing as evidence. Mazen's death was met with shock and mourning from those who followed his work, with some viewing him as a martyr.