The Child Who Could Not Be Hidden — Hamza al-Khateeb's Death and the World's Awakening
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The Child Who Could Not Be Hidden — Hamza al-Khateeb's Death and the World's Awakening

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Thirteen years old, arrested at a protest in Daraa, returned to his family dead with his body showing torture, castration, and bullet wounds — Hamza al-Khateeb's death went viral in 2011 and became the human face of Assad's war on Syrian children.

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Arrested at a Daraa Protest, Returned Dead with His Body Destroyed — The Case That Shook the World

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The Guardian2011-05-30

Hamza al-Khateeb — death of Syrian child sparks outrage

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