Palestinian refugee Omar Yakoob Hejazi, born in 1975, has been secretly locked up in Syrian government prisons for eight years running.
Hejazi, a resident of Yarmouk Camp for Palestinian refugees, was kidnapped by Syrian government troops on the Lebanese-Syrian borders. No data has yet been revealed as to his fate and location.
According to AGPS data, 1,797 Palestinian refugees have been held captive in Syria’s state-run lock-ups, among them 110 women and girls.