Action Group | Homs
On Tuesday, May 7, 2025, Palestinian-Syrian refugee Shadi Ahmad Daher Bakr, from Al-Aidin Camp in Homs, passed away after a long struggle with illness and the lasting effects of years of detention and torture in the prisons of the former Syrian regime.
Shadi was arrested in 2012 in the Al-Shamas neighborhood, adjacent to the camp, on charges of attacking a Syrian army checkpoint. He remained in detention for seven years under harsh humanitarian conditions, during which he endured severe physical and psychological torture that significantly deteriorated his health.
In 2019, the regime authorities released him due to his critical health condition. He emerged from prison in a dire state, suffering from severe complications of untreated diabetes. His deteriorating condition later led to the amputation of both legs, compounding his and his family’s suffering.
Shadi’s death stands as yet another testament to the suffering of thousands of Syrians and Palestinians who have endured detention and enforced disappearance in Syria.