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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,"...