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EPISODE · Jan 6, 2025 · 34 MIN

Jalal Nofal: "It's not only arresting people, it's trying to kill them" #2

from The Shell: Prisons of Syria · host Elif Nuran Özgün

Syrian psychiatrist Dr. Jalal Nofal shares his harrowing prison memories, spanning from the 1980s to 2014. Accused of opposing the Assad regime, Dr. Nofal endured various forms of torture and witnessed firsthand the devastating psychological toll Syrian prisons take on detainees. Drawing from his experiences as both a prisoner and a psychiatrist, Dr. Nofal provides profound insights into how detention, torture, and dehumanization affect the mental health of prisoners. He explains the behavioral changes people undergo to survive such unimaginable conditions in Syria's notorious prisons. 🎧 Listen now on Spotify, YouTube, and Apple Podcasts. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3O9q0Bqrk5fOsdJ8lyrS2O Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/tr/podcast/the-shell-prisons-of-syria/id1785190020 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@prisonsofsyria 📲 Stay connected: Instagram: https://instagram.com/prisonsofsyria Twitter: https://twitter.com/prisonsofsyria

Syrian psychiatrist Dr. Jalal Nofal shares his harrowing prison memories, spanning from the 1980s to 2014. Accused of opposing the Assad regime, Dr. Nofal endured various forms of torture and witnessed firsthand the devastating psychological toll Syrian prisons take on detainees. Drawing from his experiences as both a prisoner and a psychiatrist, Dr. Nofal provides profound insights into how detention, torture, and dehumanization affect the mental health of prisoners. He explains the behavioral changes people undergo to survive such unimaginable conditions in Syria's notorious prisons. 🎧 Listen now on Spotify, YouTube, and Apple Podcasts. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3O9q0Bqrk5fOsdJ8lyrS2O Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/tr/podcast/the-shell-prisons-of-syria/id1785190020 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@prisonsofsyria 📲 Stay connected: Instagram: https://instagram.com/prisonsofsyria Twitter: https://twitter.com/prisonsofsyria

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