#Syrian_refugees in #Lebanon held hostage by the #Future_Movement
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Syrian expatriates living in #Lebanon cast their ballots in the country’s presidential elections at the Syrian Embassy in Yarze east of Beirut on May 28, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Joseph Eid) Syrian expatriates living in Lebanon cast their ballots in the country’s presidential elections at the Syrian Embassy in Yarze east of Beirut on May 28, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Joseph Eid)
The Future Movement could not easily digest the presidential election scene at the Syrian embassy in Yarze. It wanted to use the Syrian refugees to pressure the regime in Damascus, instead the refugees turned into a source of political concern for the movement. This concern prompted the interior minister to issue a decision that blackmails Syrian refugees and (...)