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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...were detained for nine years before their release in 1980. Twenty-three types of torture are listed in the report, including pouring boiling water on victims, electric shock and sexual abuse. An oft-used tactic is called dullab, in which a person is hung from a suspended tire and beaten with cables and whips. In one testimony, a 15-year-old boy told of being whipped and threatened with blindness if he did not reveal where his father was. Another student described a soundproof torture room in Aleppo that featured a machine called "the black slave." Recounted the youth: "When...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bidding for a Bigger Role: Syria seeks to become the prime Arab power | 12/19/1983 | See Source »

Tate was then pulled for backup Tracy Kimmell at 13:08 and just over a minute later a full-line rush gave the Big Red a small piece of satisfaction. For the first time in her career. Kimmel was beaten...

Author: By Nick Wurf, | Title: Icewomen Corner Cornell; It's Tate Over Gilbert, 5-1 | 12/12/1983 | See Source »

...decision snapped a five-game losing streak for the home team, and it marked the eighth time in the last 11 years Cornell has beaten Harvard at Lynah...

Author: By Jim Silver, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: The Lynah Mob Rejoices: Cornell, 6-5 | 12/12/1983 | See Source »

...gave it away, like a Christmas present," said Crimson Coach Ben Zivkovic, who, among others, thought his team about have beaten the Quakers...

Author: By William G. Foulkes, | Title: Penn Edges Harvard Fencers, 14-13, Brown Receives Dualists' Wrath, 20-7 | 12/5/1983 | See Source »

...once Harvard lost to Navy," says Columbia Coach Lon Galluzzi, "that Harvard mystique didn't seem so powerful. They're still as talented as always, but when a lot of freshmen realized Harvard could be beaten, they just went out there...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, | Title: Still Sinking: Aquamen Drop Second Straight | 12/5/1983 | See Source »

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