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A Lebanese man who spent 32 years in Syrian prisons is welcomed home

Suheil Hamawi, a 61-year-old from Lebanon, returned home on December 9 after 33 years in Syrian prisons, including Sednaya, known as 'the human slaughterhouse'.
He was among thousands of prisoners released after Islamist-led rebels took control of Syria.
During his homecoming, Suheil's twin brother celebrated him as 'more than a hero'.

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Lebanese man who spent 32 years in Syrian prisons welcomed home

Suheil Hamwi spent 32 years in a Syrian prison, and now, after an offensive by insurgents that toppled the government of Bashar al-Assad, he's finally returned to his home in Lebanon.In 1992, Hamwi worked as a merchant, selling various goods in the town of Chekka in northern Lebanon. On the night of Eid il-Burbara, or Saint Barbara's Day — a holiday similar to Halloween — a man came to his door to buy some whiskey. Hamwi said he handed his 10-mo…

2 months ago·Australia

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Kidnapping, mysterious interrogations, torture. The Lebanese returned home after 32 years in Syrian prisons

The family did not know what happened to him for 16 years.

2 months ago·Bratislava, Slovakia

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A Lebanese man who spent 32 years in Syrian prisons is welcomed home

CHEKKA, Lebanon (AP) — Suheil Hamwi spent 32 years in a Syrian prison, and now, after an offensive by insurgents that toppled the government of Bashar Assad, he’s finally returned to his home in Lebanon. In 1992, Hamwi worked as a merchant, selling various goods in the town of Chekka in northern Lebanon. On the […]

2 months ago·United States

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Hell in the Syrian Sednaya prison: The shocking testimony from the "human slaughterhouse" of a Lebanese captive for 33 years - HotNews.ro

Sentenced to life imprisonment in Sednaya prison, he will return to Chekka, from where he was picked up by the secret services decades ago. Suheil Hamawi, a Lebanese citizen who returned…

2 months ago·Romania

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France24

‘More than a hero’: Lebanese man returns home after 33 years in Syrian prison

After 33 years languishing in Syrian jails, including the infamous Sednaya dubbed “the human slaughterhouse”, Suheil Hamawi, a 61-year-old from Lebanon, finally returned home on December 9. He was one of thousands of prisoners freed from Syria’s notorious prison system after Islamist-led rebels seized control of the country. In an emotional homecoming, Suheil’s twin brother hailed him as “more than a hero”.

2 months ago·France

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The New Arab

Lebanese released from Assad jail after 33 years

In the northern Lebanon town of Chekka, Suheil Hamawi received a heartfelt welcome as he returned home Monday after languishing for 33 years in deposed Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's jails. A day earlier, as Assad fled the country, Islamist-led rebels captured the Syrian capital and released thousands of prisoners from his notorious jail system. "Today I feel like I can breathe again. The best thing in this world is freedom," Hamawi, 61, tol…

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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