Tadmur Prison Hell: Nine Years Beside the Execution Yard

In this podcast episode, we host Engineer Mohammad Adel Kharsa in a moving human testimony, during which he recounts the details of his personal experience inside Tadmur Prison and speaks about the years of imprisonment he lived through, with all the events that changed his life forever. Throughout the episode, the guest recalls his memories from the beginning of his arrest, discusses the conditions he experienced inside the prison as he saw them himself, and describes the details of daily life, and how the simplest things a person experiences in normal life became distant dreams for the prisoners.

The conversation begins by discussing the concept of negative neutrality, then moves to a description of Tadmur Prison, which many describe as having been one of the harshest prisons. Engineer Mohammad Adel Kharsa speaks about scenes he personally lived through, the methods of torture the prisoners were subjected to, and how life inside the prison was filled with fear, anticipation, and uncertainty. He also tells stories about the extreme hunger suffered by the detainees, how the lack of food affected their daily lives, as well as the spread of diseases such as scabies and tuberculosis, and the continuous suffering this caused inside the cells.

The episode also touches on the stories of prisoners sentenced to death, the moments that preceded the execution of the sentences as witnessed by the guest, and the deep psychological impact those scenes left on him, which still accompanies him to this day. He also speaks about the story of prisoners who waited for the execution of their death sentence for long hours, the feelings they experienced during those moments, and he also recalls the story of Bilal Al-Khatib, which affected him while narrating it, the story of Ahmad Al-Sibai, and other stories that remained engraved in his memory.

Despite the harshness of the conditions, the guest recounts how the prisoners were able to create moments of solidarity and humanity, how strong friendships and relationships formed among them, how they received holidays inside the prison, and what the word hope meant to them in a place where the days passed very slowly. He also speaks about visits, the difficulties connected to them, and the great value represented by seeing a family member, even for just a few minutes.

The conversation pauses at an important moment in which Engineer Mohammad Adel Kharsa describes a scene he witnessed during one of the executions, then speaks about the effect of those scenes on the prisoners, and how their view of life changed after long years of imprisonment, until the ordinary details of life that people may see as simple became a true blessing for them.

In the final part of the episode, the guest recounts the moment his years of imprisonment ended and he was released, then recalls the first meeting with his family after ten full years, in one of the most moving moments of his testimony. He speaks about the feelings he experienced after his release, and about the beginning of a new journey after long years behind bars.

This episode represents a personal testimony in which Engineer Mohammad Adel Kharsa recounts his experience, what he lived through, and what he witnessed during his imprisonment. It reflects his memory and his narration of the events as he describes them himself, and opens a door to understanding one aspect of the human experiences that detainees went through during that period.

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