Published date: 14 January 2021 12:32 UTC | Last update: 2 months 1 week ago
Displaced people around Syria are coming to grips with reports about their properties being auctioned off by the government, with many feeling powerless and unable to confront the land theft from cramped tents, far away from home.
“Our lands, which we have spent our lives cultivating and repairing, are now being stolen, but we cannot do anything,” said Abu Rayyan al-Hamwe, a displaced civilian from al-Tamanah town in rural Hama. Our lands, which we have spent our lives cultivating and repairing, are now being stolen, but we cannot do anything
- Abu Rayyan al-Hamwe, displaced Syrian