List of Lebanese in Syrian jails

This is a list of hundreds of Lebanese citizens believed to be [according to whom?] illegally [according to whom?] imprisoned in Syria.

List of Lebanese detained in Syrian prisons edit

This is a list of hundreds of Lebanese citizens who are believed to be illegally imprisoned in Syria.
Family Name First Name Date of Abduction
Abdallah Ali
Abdel Kareem Abdel Majeed
Abdel Nour Elias Michel
Abdouni Leila 1992
Abi Mrad Jack 13 February 1985
Abi Najm Joseph Jirjis 1993
Abi Raad Ahmed September 1988
Abou Haloun George
Abou Khalil Father Sleiman 13 October 1990
Abou Nader Bilal 22 February 1987
Abou Nader Elie 21 November 1984
Abou Nader Elie Farid 1987
Abou Rjeily Amin 1983
Abou Rjeily Fouad 1983
Agha Khodr Khodr 10 June 1986
Ahmed Abdel Hameed
Ahmed Abdel Rahman
Ahmed Ahmed Ali April 1987
Ajouri Adel Khalaf 5 May 1990
Akl Ali Mohamed 24 December 1988
al-Aass Khaled
al-Abdallah Atta Mahmoud 1984
al-Ad Ali December 1986
al-Akiki Joseph Deeb 13 October 1990
al-Alam Milad Youssef 13 October 1990
al-Andouri Mohamed 29 December 1986
al-Asmar George Joseph 9 February 1985
al-Azzawee Hachem September 1988
al-Baalbaki Hassan October 1988
al-Bacha Houssam October 1987
al-Badn Dara Mohamed 1984
al-Batah Michel Jirgis 13 October 1990
al-Breidi Abbas 30 November 1988
al-Breidi Bashir November 1988
al-Deek Amin Gabriel 18 February 1984
al-Ghannaj George Adib 6 December 1986
al-Ghazzawi Houssam
al-Habr Alfred Jirjis September 1983
al-Habr Elias Michel September 1983
al-Habr Salwa Michel August 1983
al-Habr Tanios Camille 13 October 1990
al-Haddad Elie Saad 13 October 1990
al-Hajj Ali Saeed 1989
al-Hajj Samir Mikhael
al-Hasbani Michel Youssef
al-Hassan Hassan
al-Hayek Chaheen Chaker 22 Jan 1978
al-Hayek Keitel
al-Helou Mohamed Salim 1986
al-Hindi Naji Elias 13 October 1990
al-Houjeiri Ali October 1988
al-Houjeiri Hassan 1 March 1987
al-Houjeiri Tanal 1 March 1987
al-Houwayyek Joseph Elias 1978
al-Indaree Chaheedeh Youssef 23 September 1979
al-Indaree Qostantine Antonious 23 September 1979
al-Jaramani Najib Youssef 24 January 1997
al-Jasim Nafiz Naji al-Deen 1986
al-Kabbout Ismael
al-Kallas Youssef Nakhleh 26 June 1984
al-Khalil Rachid Ahmed
al-Khazzaka Antoine Ghaled 21 June 1982
al-Khoury Edward Camille 7 September 1983
al-Khoury Maroun Elias 6 September 1983
al-Khoury Maroun Youssef 16 July 1982
al-Masri Walid 14 June 1986
al-Mistrah Issam Uthman 8 August 1992
al-Mostarah Assem Osman August 1992
al-Moughrabi Saeed December 1986
al-Qaseer Mustafa 12 June 1986
al-Qeiss Faez 6 June 1986
al-Rifa'ee Talal 22 February 1987
al-Rifa'ee Walid Salem 1987
al-Saheli Hassan 16 December 1985
al-Sakkaf Omar
al-Sayyed Mohamed Fayez 1986
al-Sayyegh Samir Fouad 8 September 1987
al-Sha'er Azar
al-Shamra Mahmoud
al-Shamra Othman
al-Shayib Elias Nichola 19 August 1985
al-Sheikh George Milad
al-Sheikh Ghalib Mahmoud 15 December 1988
al-Shidyaq Tanious Ibrahim 21 May 1983
al-Siba'ee Ahmed 22 February 1987
al-Tall Ali
al-Tayyar Tanious Ibrahim 27 May 1978
al-Zarka Joseph Nazeeh March 1983
al-Zeeb Adel Kamal
Amin Houssein October 1988
Andriotti Stavro Elie 7 July 1978
Aoun Emile Joseph
Asaker Fouad
Assad Assad May 1988
Aswad Mahmoud 1988
Awad Hassan 1 March 1983
Bakeesh Jamal 1988
Ballout John
Barakat Milad Chehade April 19, 1992 - released in late 2007
Baroudi Amer Salman 11 June 1986
Basha Ibrahim Loueiz
Bashoor George Mtanos 13 October 1990
Battoor Sayed Shaheed 13 October 1990
Bou Na'oum John Elias
Bou Sarhal Robert 13 October 1990
Boulaz Abdel Karim 22 February 1987
Bukhari Khadija Yahya
Chahine Izz al-Deen April 1988
Chahla Karim Maroun 28 October 1983
Chamoun Yacoub Released
Chihadeh Ahmed April 1988
Dagher Qouzhayya Karam 28 April 1985
Dagher Raif Fouad
Darweesh Darweesh April 1988
Deeb Jamil 7 July 1993
Dergham Charles Hanna
Doumit Adel Youssef
Eid Caesar Elias Caesar 22 December 1984
Eid Hassan Mohamed
Eid Jihad George 13 October 1990
Elias Tanious Youssef 9 February 1978
Farhat Saje'e 6 April 1986
Farhat Victor Bani
Faris Joseph Jamil 22 February 1984
Fawwaz Nabil 1993
Geagea Riad Youssef 1983
Gerard Claude August 4 October 1989
Ghandour Amin 1982
Ghorli Mohamed 23 February 1989
Ghoulam Fadi Elie 30 October 1984
Habbal Khodr December 1986
Habboub Khaled March 1987
Haddad Fouad Sawma August 1984
Haddad Ibrahim Khalil 9 July 1985
Haddad Wael September 1983 - released
Halawi Tale'e October 1988
Hamad Dr. Ahmad 18 June 1996
Hammoud Saeb October 1988
Handous Jawad October 1988
Hanna Fareed Youssef 1978
Hanna George Malik 10 September 1985
Harb Ahmed 22 February 1987
Harb Naji
Harrouk Mohamed Khodr 1988
Hassan Rashid February 1997
Hassan Samir Ali 26 April 1989
Hassoun Hassoun Amin 2 November 1982
Hawi Ahmed 10 June 1986
Haykal Iskandar Farhat 1988
Helwan Joseph
Hermedyan Alexander Antraneek 1986
Hirshi Ibrahim Khalil 1986
Hleihel Mounzir 25 December 1988
Houhou Jamal Riad 31 December 1978
Houwes Joseph
Ibrahim Jaafar April 1988
Ibrahim Radwan Shakib 2 May 1992
Ibrahim Soumit Sleiman 13 October 1990
Is'haq Nabih Youssef 30 March 1983
Iskandar Estephan Massoud 6 September 1979
Itani Abdel Karim 22 February 1987
Itani Ziad 22 February 1987
Jabr Ibrahim 12 April 1984
Jirjis Elias Ibrahim 1988
Jiryess Jiryess Nimr November 1985
Joubrayyel Challita Asaad
Kaadi Isam Hassib
Kalash Ibrahim 22 February 1987
Kalthoum Malek Yassine Agha 1984
Kanaan Mustafa 2 February 1989
Karam Fadi Jirjis 1 July 1978
Kayyal Said 21 June 1982
Kenaan Shamel Hussein 18 June 1986
Khachan Victor 29 November 1988
Khalil Elias Tanious
Khawand Boutros September 15, 1992
Khodr Khaled Mustafa
Khodr Mohamed
Khoury Claude Hanna 20 January 1985
Kittaneh Junior Alfred 1986
Koussa Chawki 14 June 1986
Lahhoud Elias Tanious 1986
Lahhoud Elias George Elias November 1982
Loh Albert Jaber Atallah 22 November 1995
Maaeno Elie Joseph Released
Mahdi Houssein
Mahfoud George 19 December 1991
Makhoul Antoine Asaad 29 August 1984
Malass Jawdet Ahmed
Mansourati Dani 9 May 1992
Mer'eb Ali Ahmed 1986
Minqara Hashim 26 December 1986
Mishaalani Marwan Riad 13 October 1990
Mja'ess George Salah 5 May 1988
Mohamed Riad January 1989
Moqbel Bendelimoun Chaheed
Morkos Karam Youssef 21 November 1984
Morkos Ziad Youssef 21 November 1984
Mouawwad Rene Tannous 20 November 1980
Moughrabi Salim 16 June 1986
Mousallem Maroun Edward 4 September 1983
Mouselmani Abdel Rahman 13 March 1987
Mrad Assaf Jiryess Roukoz 22 September 1978
Mtanos Elias 2 May 1989
Muneymana Samih Abdel Rahman June 1976
Mustafa Hassan October 1988
Mzahar Antoine Michel
Nahleh Mohamed Ahmed 1985
Nakhle Jean Michael
Nakhoul Jean Hanna
Nasrallah Joseph
Nasrallah Mohamed Taan 1978
Nassif Johnny Salem 13 October 1990
Nehme George Abdo May 1984
Nichola Albert 13 February 1985
Omar Nidal 22 February 1987
Othman Ghossoub 12 June 1986
Othman Hatem
Oumeirat Houssein Khodr 1982
Qaafarani Nasser Deeb 1978
Qamar Ziad 18 November 1985
Qazzi George August 1984
Qeiss Hassan October 1986
Raad Florence Michel
Ramadan Mahmoud November 1988
Rizk Chaker Chukrallah 12 March 1991
Roukoz Aghi Camille Roukoz 1985
Roumieh Bechara Tanious March 1978
Saab Elias Maima 1984
Saad Nasseer Halim
Saadieh Mohamed Ali 1986
Saba'a Joseph Elias 7 July 1978
Sabha Ahmed Mohamed 1985
Saleebi Sema'an
Saleh Ahmed 1986
Saleh Mahmoud 1987
Saliba Antoine Semaan 21 December 1983
Saliba John Semaan 21 December 1983
Salloum George Nichola 27 March 1988
Sanjad Rafic Hassan July 1982
Sarhan Antoine Michel 1987
Sarkis Arz Antoine 10 February 1983
Sarkis Eid Antoine 10 February 1983
Sarkis John
Sarrouf Bechara Saleh 5 September 1983
Sarrouf Charbel Elias 6 September 1982
Seif al-Deen Mohamed Saeed 1989
Semaan Nimr
Semaan Bassam Jirjis 1996
Semaan Youssef Tanious 1991
Sfeir Edward August 1984
Shaaban Qasim
Shaaban Ahmed Mohamed 22 February 1987
Shaaban Salwa 22 February 1987
Shalweet George Ayoub 30 March 1994
Sherfane Father Albert 13 October 1990
Shmeit Malaki Youssef 7 July 1978
Sleiman Hanna Mrad 1982
Solh Afif 25 December 1988
Solh Hassan Ahmed 25 December 1988
Solh Houssein Ali 25 December 1988
Solh Khaled Houssein 25 December 1988
Solh Khalil Mohamed 25 December 1988
Solh Mustafa Mohamed 25 December 1988
Solh Nawwaf 25 December 1988
Soued Saeb Hamad Khalil March 1995
Tamer Tony Jirgis 7 July 1993
Tanious Elias Letfallah 15 December 1992
Taweel Antoine Elias 7 July 1978
Tayy Hassan 16 August 1986
Touma Shoukrallah 13 February 1985
Uleiwan Abdel Hafeez 1 February 1989
Wehbe Ahmed 31 December 1988
Wehbe Elie Karim 13 October 1990
Yaghi Ahmed November 1988
Yaghi Nazih 10 January 1989
Yassine Jamal Abdel Salam 10 March 1989
Yassine Radwan Bourhan 2 June 1986
Yousefr Milad Habib 29 August 1983
Youssef Mohsen April 1988
Zahalen George 22 November 1988
Zaher George Emile 7 August 1989
Zakhour Antoine Zakhour 13 October 1990
Zakkour Tony Mikhail 20 February 1998
Zakzouk Mustafa 1988
Zannoun Nazeer 14 June 1986
Zarkout Walid Mahmoud 1982
Zein al-Deen Ali 29 January 1989
Zoughieb Tanious Sharbel 13 October 1990
Zoughieb Tanious Youssef

Syrian Response edit

In 2000, Syria released 54 Lebanese political prisoners. According to the Syrian government, these were all of the Lebanese political prisoners under their control.[1][2] The Syrian government also affirmed the existence of 88 Lebanese citizens under criminal sentences. The Syrian government claimed these people to not be political prisoners due to the criminal sentences they are serving.[3]

Rafic Hariri's response edit

Before the 54 Lebanese prisoners were released from the Syrian side, lists that include around 260 Lebanese prisoners were being spread, which were according to him during a speech on 2000/12/12 inaccurate and would "make us remember all the civil war's terrible mess again", and that Syria has released the Lebanese citizens it had, supporting Syria's claim that it had released all its political prisoners.[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Ibrahim, Awadh. "دمشق «للمرة الألف»: لا معتقلين سياسيين لبنانيين في السجون السورية". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. ^ Sachs, Susan (12 December 2000). "Syria Frees About 50 of Its Lebanese Prisoners". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  3. ^ Suad, Ghassan. "في السجون السورية لبنانيّون: من يسأل عنهم؟". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  4. ^ Awadh, Ibrahim. "دمشق «للمرة الألف»: لا معتقلين سياسيين لبنانيين في السجون السورية". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 3 May 2020.

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