Hundreds of displaced Syrians who have left the Rukban refugee camp in the south-eastern desert are now facing an uncertain fate in "reception centres" run by the Assad regime. Former Rukban residents held in detention have said that they were being pressured to "confess" to alleged crimes and were not being allowed to leave the "reception centres" until they did, despite a promise from the United Nations to ensure that ...
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