Illustration by Jaimee Lee Haddad.
After the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on Dec. 8, 2024, Lebanese authorities announced that there were 725 Lebanese detainees in Syria but provided no details on their fate or identities. Meanwhile, families of the disappeared were desperately searching for any information that could finally lead them to their loved ones.Former Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi announced that nine prisoners had returned home, along with several Lebanese or foreign residents, including Syrians and Palestinian refugees from Lebanon.L'Orient-Le Jour met with six of them. Click on the photos to discover their stories.Souhail HamaouiAge : 61 years - Detention duration : 33 yearsMoaz MerhebAge : 51 years - Detention duration : 18 yearsJamal Hasan NabaaAge : 64 years - Detention duration : 18 years and 4 monthsKhaldiyeh Fayad Age :...
After the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on Dec. 8, 2024, Lebanese authorities announced that there were 725 Lebanese detainees in Syria but provided no details on their fate or identities. Meanwhile, families of the disappeared were desperately searching for any information that could finally lead them to their loved ones.Former Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi announced that nine prisoners had returned home, along with several Lebanese or foreign residents, including Syrians and Palestinian refugees from Lebanon.L'Orient-Le Jour met with six of them. Click on the photos to discover their stories.Souhail HamaouiAge : 61 years - Detention duration : 33 yearsMoaz MerhebAge : 51 years - Detention duration : 18 yearsJamal Hasan NabaaAge : 64 years - Detention duration : 18 years and 4 monthsKhaldiyeh...