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Theo Padnos

Theo Padnos is an American journalist and author who was held prisoner by Jabhat al-Nusra from 2012 to 2014. He is the author of Blindfold: A Memoir of Capture, Torture, and Enlightenment.

Syria’s New Rulers Tortured Me. Now They Are Targeting My Friends.

My captors dreamed of total rule. Now, the Alawites and the Christians live under their nightmare.

March 13, 2025

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