Episode 4: Razed to the ground for ‘security reasons’
Yasmine’s home was demolished in a matter of days by the Syrian government due to ‘security reasons’
Yasmine’s home was demolished in a matter of days by the Syrian government due to ‘security reasons’
“They took the house documents from my hands and burned them”
Amina, a Palestinian woman, is unable to claim her right to her house in Yarmouk camp
Yusuf saw his family home and business occupied by Turkish-backed groups in Sere-Kaniye (Ras al-Ayn)
Since October 2017, the Assad regime’s Ministry of Justice has subjected issuing power of attorney, especially for real estate disposition, to prior security service approval.
‘Losing Home’ is a short documentary series consisting of six episodes featuring Syrian refugees in Iraqi-Kurdistan, Jordan and Lebanon who have seen their property rights violated in Syria.
An estimated 25 houses have been illegally seized by the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia in the “triangle of death” in southern Syria.
Shop owners in Old Homs are forced to reopen their stores or face legally-baseless seizures by the regime.
The Assad regime, characterized by corruption and brutality, paves the way for a growing forgery market for individuals to seize other Syrians’ properties illegally.
While al-Hassan used to support his family of eight from the revenue of the land he inherited from his father, he now lives on “the monthly food basket that I receive in the camp.”