Residents and activists accused the regime of committing rights violations similar to those they had risen up against during the 13-year-long Syrian conflict, which has resulted in over 500,000 deaths and the involvement of foreign armies and militants.

The area is controlled by Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), an alliance of Islamist factions that includes Syria's former Al-Qaeda affiliate.

Since last year, accusations of torture and human rights violations have escalated in Idlib province following a crackdown by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) on suspected agents for the Syrian government or foreign governments.

HTS has detained hundreds of civilians, fighters, and even prominent members without providing information to families.

The death of a detainee named Abdel-Kader led to rare protests in Idlib, which is home to three million people, mostly displaced from government-held areas.

Demonstrations against HTS leader Abu Mohammed Al-Jolani have been ongoing daily, with the latest occurring on Sunday evening.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor reports that protests have been taking place in towns and villages, with protesters chanting against HTS.

Jolani, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a militant group in Syria, acknowledged that the protesters' demands were mostly justified.

In response, HTS announced changes such as restructuring the security force running the prisons and improving prison infrastructure.

Hakim, an accountant, shared that his brother, who had previously participated in anti-government protests and was part of the Jaish Al-Ahrar group aligned with HTS, was accused of collaborating with the government and was handed over to HTS, considered a terrorist organization by several Western countries.

Abdel-Kader surrendered on March 16, 2021, under the belief that he would be released.

Hakim's brother, Abdel-Kader, was arrested by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Syria and detained for several months.

Despite assurances of his good health, the family was later told by a contact and a former fighter that Abdel-Kader had died due to torture.

HTS only formally notified the family of his death on February 22, and they found his grave with a date of death around 20 days after his arrest.

Former detainees reported that Abdel-Kader was severely beaten with pipes until he lost consciousness and tied up for days without food or water.

He was tortured until his death as he denied any wrongdoing.

A man named Hakim was reportedly tortured for six hours by guards before his death, according to sources.

This treatment is similar to the torture methods used in Syrian government-run prisons since 2011, where tens of thousands of people have been forcibly disappeared and arbitrarily detained.

Amnesty International previously accused authorities of secret mass hangings in the Saydnaya facility.

The Syrian militant group HTS recently released 420 prisoners in an attempt to quell discontent, but it did not help Noha Al-Atrash, whose husband Ahmed Majluba has been detained since December 2022.

He has been arrested multiple times without proven reason.

A woman named Atrash, whose husband Majluba was shot in the leg during HTS (Hayat Tahrir al-Sham) detention, shared her experience of being detained with her children for around 20 days after demanding information about her husband.

During a prison visit, she saw that her husband's hand was broken and his face was swollen from beatings.

HTS asked for a $3,000 ransom for his release, but Atrash doesn't have the money.

The UN's independent commission of inquiry on Syria reported recently that there are reasonable grounds to believe HTS members have committed war crimes, including torture, cruel treatment, and unlawful detention.

Bassam Alahmad, a representative of Syrians for Truth and Justice based in Paris, expressed concern over Human Rights Watch's findings of arbitrary arrests and torture by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).

Amina Al-Hamam, a 70-year-old woman, shared her distress over her son Ghazwan Hassun's detention by HTS in 2019 on suspicion of collaborating with the Syrian regime.

Hassun, a former Syrian police defector, had criticized HTS in a video before his arrest.

During her only visit to him, Hassun described being tortured with a method where his hands were tied behind his back and suspended from them for hours.

The family is unsure of his current status, with some reporting he is dead and others saying he is still alive.

The text is about a family who has been searching for their missing 39-year-old member.

They have not received any news about him and are deeply concerned.

The family member had fled from their home country due to injustice, but they have experienced even worse hardships in their current situation.

The family continues to hope and fight for answers.

The mother, Hamam, expresses her emotional distress, stating that she cries for him every night.