On August 31, Bashar Abdul Saud, a Syrian detainee, was murdered inside one of the cells of the General Directorate of State Security. Images showed signs of brutal torture, which led to a fatal heart attack, as further investigation showed.

Al Akhbar released 3 articles on August 29, 2022 as part of a dossier titled “Domestic Labor «Crisis»: Left, Never to Return,” in which, recruitment agencies’ structural abuse of migrant domestic workers, as well as the racism and sexism that the workers face, is completely omitted.

The UNHCR granted NM refugee status, however, NM is still detained at the General Security Detention Center.

The Honorary Consulate of Kenya has been reportedly targeting migrant activists. Circumstantial evidence suggests that NM’s arrest initially had to do with her activism during the protests earlier in 2022 against the Kenyan Honorary Consulate.

The General Security (GS) tried on August 4, 2022 to deport Kenyan worker and activist NM, knowing fully that she is an asylum-seeker facing threats in Kenya.

A report from Refugees = Partners examining the legal framework and work conditions of Syrian refugees in Lebanon found that “the lack of legal status renders refugees more vulnerable to abuse, exploitation, and precarious employment.”