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After Years in Syrian Jail Mother Hopes for Better Future

Published May 26th, 2019 - 07:20 GMT

After giving birth and raising a toddler during four years in a Syrian prison, 30-year-old Hasna Dbeis is now free -- and determined to forge a new life for her family.

She was shuffled around various detention centers, including one where she saw her father and brother for the last time.

She is one of tens of thousands of Syrians jailed during the conflict for opposing President Bashar al-Assad.

After giving birth to Mohammad, Dbeis was transferred to the notorious al-Fayhaa prison in Damascus.

The facility housed other mothers, including Iraqi women detained on suspicion of working with the Islamic State jihadist group, she said.

In April 2018, she was released.

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Hasna Dbeis, a 30-year-old former detainee in a Syrian-regime jail, reads a book at her home in the town of Maarat Nasrin in the rebel-held part of the Syrian Idlib province Aaref WATAD / AFP

Hasna Dbeis, a 30-year-old former detainee in a Syrian-regime jail, reads a book at her home in the town of Maarat Nasrin in the rebel-held part of the Syrian Idlib province Aaref WATAD / AFP

Dbeis says she was two months pregnant when she was detained in August 2014 in the Eastern Ghouta suburbs of Damascus, accused of working with rebels; an allegation she denies. Aaref WATAD / AFP

Dbeis says she was two months pregnant when she was detained in August 2014 in the Eastern Ghouta suburbs of Damascus, accused of working with rebels; an allegation she denies. Aaref WATAD / AFP

She is one of tens of thousands of Syrians jailed during the conflict for opposing President Bashar al-Assad. Aaref WATAD / AFP

She is one of tens of thousands of Syrians jailed during the conflict for opposing President Bashar al-Assad. Aaref WATAD / AFP

Hasna Dbeis, a 30-year-old former detainee in a Syrian-regime jail, holds her son Mohammad's hand, as they walk in the town of Maarat Nasrin, in the rebel-held part of the Syrian Idlib province Aaref WATAD / AFP

Hasna Dbeis, a 30-year-old former detainee in a Syrian-regime jail, holds her son Mohammad's hand, as they walk in the town of Maarat Nasrin, in the rebel-held part of the Syrian Idlib province Aaref WATAD / AFP

Hasna Dbeis, a 30-year-old former detainee in a Syrian-regime jail, works at a workshop employing former female detainees, in the town of Maarat Nasrin, in the rebel-held part of the Syrian Idlib province Aaref WATAD / AFP

Hasna Dbeis, a 30-year-old former detainee in a Syrian-regime jail, works at a workshop employing former female detainees, in the town of Maarat Nasrin, in the rebel-held part of the Syrian Idlib province Aaref WATAD / AFP

Colleagues of Hasna Dbeis (unseen), a 30-year-old former detainee in a Syrian-regime jail, work at a sewing workshop employing former female detainees, in the town of Maarat Nasrin, in the rebel-held part of the Syrian Idlib Aaref WATAD / AFP

Colleagues of Hasna Dbeis (unseen), a 30-year-old former detainee in a Syrian-regime jail, work at a sewing workshop employing former female detainees, in the town of Maarat Nasrin, in the rebel-held part of the Syrian Idlib Aaref WATAD / AFP

Hasna Dbeis, a 30-year-old former detainee in a Syrian-regime jail, shows baby trousers that she has sewn at a workshop employing former female detainees, in the town of Maarat Nasrin, in the rebel-held part of the Syrian Idlib province Aaref WATAD / AFP

Hasna Dbeis, a 30-year-old former detainee in a Syrian-regime jail, shows baby trousers that she has sewn at a workshop employing former female detainees, in the town of Maarat Nasrin, in the rebel-held part of the Syrian Idlib province Aaref WATAD / AFP

Hasna Dbeis, a 30-year-old former detainee in a Syrian-regime jail, looks at photographs on an electronic tablet device at her home Aaref WATAD / AFP

Hasna Dbeis, a 30-year-old former detainee in a Syrian-regime jail, looks at photographs on an electronic tablet device at her home Aaref WATAD / AFP

Hasna Dbeis, a 30-year-old former detainee in a Syrian-regime jail, reads a book at her home in the town of Maarat Nasrin in the rebel-held part of the Syrian Idlib province Aaref WATAD / AFP
Dbeis says she was two months pregnant when she was detained in August 2014 in the Eastern Ghouta suburbs of Damascus, accused of working with rebels; an allegation she denies. Aaref WATAD / AFP
She is one of tens of thousands of Syrians jailed during the conflict for opposing President Bashar al-Assad. Aaref WATAD / AFP
Hasna Dbeis, a 30-year-old former detainee in a Syrian-regime jail, holds her son Mohammad's hand, as they walk in the town of Maarat Nasrin, in the rebel-held part of the Syrian Idlib province Aaref WATAD / AFP
Hasna Dbeis, a 30-year-old former detainee in a Syrian-regime jail, works at a workshop employing former female detainees, in the town of Maarat Nasrin, in the rebel-held part of the Syrian Idlib province Aaref WATAD / AFP
Colleagues of Hasna Dbeis (unseen), a 30-year-old former detainee in a Syrian-regime jail, work at a sewing workshop employing former female detainees, in the town of Maarat Nasrin, in the rebel-held part of the Syrian Idlib Aaref WATAD / AFP
Hasna Dbeis, a 30-year-old former detainee in a Syrian-regime jail, shows baby trousers that she has sewn at a workshop employing former female detainees, in the town of Maarat Nasrin, in the rebel-held part of the Syrian Idlib province Aaref WATAD / AFP
Hasna Dbeis, a 30-year-old former detainee in a Syrian-regime jail, looks at photographs on an electronic tablet device at her home Aaref WATAD / AFP
Hasna Dbeis, a 30-year-old former detainee in a Syrian-regime jail, reads a book at her home in the town of Maarat Nasrin in the rebel-held part of the Syrian Idlib province Aaref WATAD / AFP
Hasna Dbeis, a 30-year-old former detainee in a Syrian-regime jail, reads a book at her home in the town of Maarat Nasrin in the rebel-held part of the Syrian Idlib province Aaref WATAD / AFP
Dbeis says she was two months pregnant when she was detained in August 2014 in the Eastern Ghouta suburbs of Damascus, accused of working with rebels; an allegation she denies. Aaref WATAD / AFP
Dbeis says she was two months pregnant when she was detained in August 2014 in the Eastern Ghouta suburbs of Damascus, accused of working with rebels; an allegation she denies. Aaref WATAD / AFP
She is one of tens of thousands of Syrians jailed during the conflict for opposing President Bashar al-Assad. Aaref WATAD / AFP
She is one of tens of thousands of Syrians jailed during the conflict for opposing President Bashar al-Assad. Aaref WATAD / AFP
Hasna Dbeis, a 30-year-old former detainee in a Syrian-regime jail, holds her son Mohammad's hand, as they walk in the town of Maarat Nasrin, in the rebel-held part of the Syrian Idlib province Aaref WATAD / AFP
Hasna Dbeis, a 30-year-old former detainee in a Syrian-regime jail, holds her son Mohammad's hand, as they walk in the town of Maarat Nasrin, in the rebel-held part of the Syrian Idlib province Aaref WATAD / AFP
Hasna Dbeis, a 30-year-old former detainee in a Syrian-regime jail, works at a workshop employing former female detainees, in the town of Maarat Nasrin, in the rebel-held part of the Syrian Idlib province Aaref WATAD / AFP
Hasna Dbeis, a 30-year-old former detainee in a Syrian-regime jail, works at a workshop employing former female detainees, in the town of Maarat Nasrin, in the rebel-held part of the Syrian Idlib province Aaref WATAD / AFP
Colleagues of Hasna Dbeis (unseen), a 30-year-old former detainee in a Syrian-regime jail, work at a sewing workshop employing former female detainees, in the town of Maarat Nasrin, in the rebel-held part of the Syrian Idlib Aaref WATAD / AFP
Colleagues of Hasna Dbeis (unseen), a 30-year-old former detainee in a Syrian-regime jail, work at a sewing workshop employing former female detainees, in the town of Maarat Nasrin, in the rebel-held part of the Syrian Idlib Aaref WATAD / AFP
Hasna Dbeis, a 30-year-old former detainee in a Syrian-regime jail, shows baby trousers that she has sewn at a workshop employing former female detainees, in the town of Maarat Nasrin, in the rebel-held part of the Syrian Idlib province Aaref WATAD / AFP
Hasna Dbeis, a 30-year-old former detainee in a Syrian-regime jail, shows baby trousers that she has sewn at a workshop employing former female detainees, in the town of Maarat Nasrin, in the rebel-held part of the Syrian Idlib province Aaref WATAD / AFP
Hasna Dbeis, a 30-year-old former detainee in a Syrian-regime jail, looks at photographs on an electronic tablet device at her home Aaref WATAD / AFP
Hasna Dbeis, a 30-year-old former detainee in a Syrian-regime jail, looks at photographs on an electronic tablet device at her home Aaref WATAD / AFP

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