{"id":386347,"date":"2026-10-09T16:00:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T15:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/german-journalist-alleges-torture-in-syrian-detention-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T16:00:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T15:00:58","slug":"german-journalist-alleges-torture-in-syrian-detention-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/german-journalist-alleges-torture-in-syrian-detention-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"German journalist alleges torture in Syrian detention | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/S56BpnmbQxo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"German journalist alleges torture in Syrian detention | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S56BpnmbQxo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>German journalist Eva Maria Michelmann says she was tortured with electric shocks and witnessed severe abuse during five months in Syrian detention. 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DW reached out to the Syrian Embassy in Berlin about Michelmann&#8217;s case weeks ago but did not receive a response until today.<\/p>\n<p>#syria #damascus #prison #media #torture #dwgermanpolitics  <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baReddit: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/DWNews\/<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>German journalist Eva Maria Michelmann says she was tortured with electric shocks and witnessed severe abuse during five months in Syrian detention. 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