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DETAINED IN SYRIA

Imprisoned in Syria, Ali Jouneh felt ‘among the dead’

Ali Jouneh was arrested while attempting to travel to Turkey and incarcerated in the “Palestine branch.”

Imprisoned in Syria, Ali Jouneh felt ‘among the dead’

Illustration by Jaimee Lee Haddad.

Ali JounehAge: 41 yearsPlace of residence: Rashidieh Palestinian refugee camp, Sour districtDate of arrest: October 2024Place of arrest: Around October 2024 in Khan Sheikhoun, SyriaDetention duration: Around two monthsDetention location: “Palestine Branch”Date of release: Dec. 8, 2024, fall of the Assad regimeIn the Rashidieh Palestinian refugee camp, in south Lebanon, Ali Jouneh sits on a cafeteria couch, his gaze dark, his back hunched, and his leg trembling. He has just spent two months in the prisons of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. "They accused me of terrorism for the Turks…" he says in a hoarse voice.In October 2024, the father of a family decided to leave war-torn Lebanon, as his financial situation had become "unbearable." Wanted by Lebanese authorities "for disputes, something about weapons," he says,...
Ali JounehAge: 41 yearsPlace of residence: Rashidieh Palestinian refugee camp, Sour districtDate of arrest: October 2024Place of arrest: Around October 2024 in Khan Sheikhoun, SyriaDetention duration: Around two monthsDetention location: “Palestine Branch”Date of release: Dec. 8, 2024, fall of the Assad regimeIn the Rashidieh Palestinian refugee camp, in south Lebanon, Ali Jouneh sits on a cafeteria couch, his gaze dark, his back hunched, and his leg trembling. He has just spent two months in the prisons of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. "They accused me of terrorism for the Turks…" he says in a hoarse voice.In October 2024, the father of a family decided to leave war-torn Lebanon, as his financial situation had become "unbearable." Wanted by Lebanese authorities "for disputes, something about weapons,"...