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Nesma, a mother in her 30s, told the BBC she was taken from her village, also in Latakia province, and driven away in a van with curtained windows.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

Mr. Noseda seems slightly amused by the weirdness of these curtained interviews.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Many people spoke to the room outside of the curtained area, but what they said was not included as official testimony.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023

The silent woman handed me a gown and gestured to the curtained corner of the exam room.

From New York Times • May 10, 2022

I was led into a curtained room; there was a single lamp on his desk which was shining on a chair where he had me sit while he remained standing in the shadows.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus