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Moaz MerhebAge: 51 yearsPlace of residence: Abi Samra, TripoliDate of arrest: July 2006Place of arrest: Near DamascusDetention duration: 18 yearsDetention locations: “Al-Khatib Branch” of State Security, “Palestine Branch” (2006); Sednaya Prison (2007-2011); Adra Prison (2012-2024; political wing, then common crimes)Date of release: Dec. 8, 2024, fall of the Assad regimeMoaz Merheb born in Tripoli, in the Abi Samra neighborhood, he is now fifty-years-old and has just found his footing since his release, at the end of December 2024. "I am the only Lebanese imprisoned for political reasons who made it out. All the others were killed. That regime had no limits…" he says.Before being detained by the Assad regime in July 2006, Moaz lived in Tripoli with his two children, Mariam and Mohammad, and his wife, Nina, a schoolteacher. From...
Moaz MerhebAge: 51 yearsPlace of residence: Abi Samra, TripoliDate of arrest: July 2006Place of arrest: Near DamascusDetention duration: 18 yearsDetention locations: “Al-Khatib Branch” of State Security, “Palestine Branch” (2006); Sednaya Prison (2007-2011); Adra Prison (2012-2024; political wing, then common crimes)Date of release: Dec. 8, 2024, fall of the Assad regimeMoaz Merheb born in Tripoli, in the Abi Samra neighborhood, he is now fifty-years-old and has just found his footing since his release, at the end of December 2024. "I am the only Lebanese imprisoned for political reasons who made it out. All the others were killed. That regime had no limits…" he says.Before being detained by the Assad regime in July 2006, Moaz lived in Tripoli with his two children, Mariam and Mohammad, and his wife, Nina, a...
