http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/09/11/...
That prison will eventually be overrun and everybody freed, I guess the best thing to do is 'raise awareness' with whoever your local political representatives are like the EFF is doing so he doesn't just quietly dissappear should the regime forces left over decide to massacre the remaining prisoners before fleeing. There's a Syrian regime embassy in Russia you can contact, whether or not they will do anything who knows.