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Alleged torture of prisoners by Assad regime

Updated 4:03 PM EST, Tue January 21, 2014
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A team of internationally renowned war crimes prosecutors and forensic experts has found "direct evidence" of "systematic torture and killing" by the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime, the lawyers say.<br /><br />CNN was given these photos by the lawyers involved with the investigation, who received them from a defected Syrian military police photographer.
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A team of internationally renowned war crimes prosecutors and forensic experts has found "direct evidence" of "systematic torture and killing" by the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime, the lawyers say.

CNN was given these photos by the lawyers involved with the investigation, who received them from a defected Syrian military police photographer.
In an image from a report by three renowned war crimes prosecutors, the emaciated remains of a man allegedly killed in Syrian custody are shown. CNN received the photos partially obscured to protect the identity of the source.
Alleged torture of prisoners by Assad regime —
In an image from a report by three renowned war crimes prosecutors, the emaciated remains of a man allegedly killed in Syrian custody are shown. CNN received the photos partially obscured to protect the identity of the source.
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More emaciated bodies, allegedly of men killed in Syrian custody.
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More emaciated bodies, allegedly of men killed in Syrian custody.
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The report alleges that this image shows marks left behind from strangulation.
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The report alleges that this image shows marks left behind from strangulation.
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More patterned marks allegedly left behind by strangulation.
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More patterned marks allegedly left behind by strangulation.
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A belt allegedly used for strangulation is left behind on a corpse.
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A belt allegedly used for strangulation is left behind on a corpse.
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An emaciated man with marks allegedly left behind from beatings.
Alleged torture of prisoners by Assad regime —
An emaciated man with marks allegedly left behind from beatings.
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Injuries on corpses allegedly produced by blows with "rod-like objects."
Alleged torture of prisoners by Assad regime —
Injuries on corpses allegedly produced by blows with "rod-like objects."
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More corpses with alleged beating wounds.
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More corpses with alleged beating wounds.
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Wounds line the chest and abdomen of a man allegedly killed in Syrian government custody.
Alleged torture of prisoners by Assad regime —
Wounds line the chest and abdomen of a man allegedly killed in Syrian government custody.
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A man allegedly killed in Syrian government custody shows open wounds on his shins and ankles.
Alleged torture of prisoners by Assad regime —
A man allegedly killed in Syrian government custody shows open wounds on his shins and ankles.
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