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The first western journalist to gain access to Sednaya prison was the Guardian's William Christou, and he spoke to Archie Bland for this morning's First Edition newsletter. He told Bland:

I didn't know exactly what to expect. But it looked medieval. There were cages, and I saw a prosthetic leg lying on the floor, tiny cramped cells, holes knocked into the walls where prisoners had been crammed, and dirty blankets.

It was really a surreal place to be in. It looked like it was designed to make you feel like you didn't exist: all the walls were painted white, everything looked the same.