من مطار المزة إلى صيدنايا.. 12 عاما من البحث عن معتقل مفقود! | شهادة بودكاست

How can a threat at a checkpoint change the course of a student's life? How does a revolution leave behind a trail of loss, arrest, and a long search for loved ones? And what does someone who lived through those years feel when they finally see the scene they've long awaited? In this episode of the Testimony Podcast, Saeed al-Hallak, a witness to the Syrian revolution, recounts his story from his school days, when a threat of arrest forced him to leave school, to his entry into the world of demonstrations and breaking the barrier of fear, to the killing of close friends, and the story of his brother Issam, who joined the Fighting Vanguard and was killed decades ago. He also discusses the arrest of his nephew and his teacher at Mezzeh Military Airport, and the family's long ordeal of searching for them through various branches and detention centers, amidst false information and extortion attempts, before files that surfaced after the liberation revealed new clues about their fate. Al-Hallak also recalls the storming of Jdeidet Artouz, the killing of his friend Khaled after his arrest, what he witnessed of the bombing of Moadamiyah and Daraya, his brother's departure, his father's death, and the psychological impact these events had on him. After years of fear and contemplating leaving the country, he recounts his departure from Syria, his firsthand experience of the liberation battle until the rebels reached Damascus, and the memories that flooded back with him in each city. His testimony concludes with his wish that his father, brother, and the detainees he lost had lived to witness that moment, and his ongoing search for the full truth about his nephew. SHAH_Rec103 My brother was martyred in the vanguard, then my nephew in the revolution, and my father died of grief! | Testimony Podcast Watch previous episodes: 45 Martyrs from My Family... and I Witnessed the Chemical Massacre | Testimony Podcast 45 شهيداً من عائلتي.. وشاهدت مجزرة الكيماو... I Was at the Top of Israel's Wanted List... and the Netherlands Arrested Me | Testimony Podcast كنت على رأس قائمة المطلوبين لإسرائيل.. واع... Between Gaza and Qatar: The Journey of the Sole Survivor of the "Al-Amal Neighborhood" Massacre | Testimony Podcast بين غزة وقطر: رحلة الناجي الوحيد من مجزرة ... Two of her brothers defected, and the third was martyred... The horror of the "Ali al-Wahsh" massacre! | Testimony Podcast انشق اثنان من إخوتها واستشهد الثالث... رعب... They gave us strange pills to kill us from the inside and prevent us from having children | Testimony Podcast أعطونا حبوباً غريبة لنموت من الداخل ولا نن... From Algeria to Gaza: The journey back that ended with the loss of all the men in the family | Testimony Podcast من الجزائر إلى غزة: رحلة العودة التي انتهت... Buried alive for 12 years... The secrets of Tadmor and Saydnaya prisons | Testimony Podcast دُفنت حياً لـ 12 عاماً.. أسرار سجون تدمر و... I lost three limbs and they declared me a martyr... and I returned to life | Testimony Podcast فقدت 3 أطراف وأعلنوا استشهادي… وعدت للحياة... They stole my gold and arrested my daughter along with me on charges of "funding the rebels" | Testimony Podcast سرقوا ذهبي واعتقلوا ابنتي معي بتهمة "تمويل... 00:00 Introduction 01:44 The threat of the checkpoint and leaving school 03:54 The killing of the friend Qasim 07:38 The story of brother Issam and his joining the Fighting Vanguard 11:35 The beginnings of the Syrian revolution and the Al-Hariqa demonstration 15:31 The first demonstration and breaking the barrier of fear 20:12 Escalating repression and clashes in the Mezzeh neighborhood 24:30 The arrest of his teacher and nephew at Mezzeh Airport 30:26 Family blackmail 37:41 A journey to Damascus amidst the shelling of Al-Muadhamiyah and Daraya 42:09 Fear and psychological breakdown after years of the revolution 46:36 The beginning of the liberation battle and the fear of its cessation 49:41 The arrival of the revolutionaries in Damascus and the moment of reassurance Testimony Podcast #Testimony_Podcast