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Relatives of those arrested for various reasons, such as supporting armed groups in Syria during the uprising and for being involved in various actions, including bomb attacks, in Lebanon, demonstrated in Beirut. Claiming that they were “arrested and unjustly accused because they were Sunni,” the relatives of the prisoners also protested the conditions in Lebanese prisons. The speeches made at the protest organized by a group called Jamaat Islamiyah referred to the change of government in Syria and said, “We came here today to announce that we will no longer accept our relatives being held in prison.” The speeches made at the demonstration held in Riyad Sulh Square, one of the most important squares in Beirut that opens to the parliament building, claimed that the arrest warrants were issued under pressure from Iran and Hezbollah. A woman from the relatives of the prisoners who attended the demonstration stated that her grandson was 2 months old when his son went to prison and said, “They took the baby when he was 2 months old, now he is 12 years old but his father is not with him. May Allah hold them accountable for what they have done. Open the prison doors and tell them to go home. His sister, his brother, his relatives; they destroyed the entire family. I hope our children come out and whoever did this to them goes there,” he said. To read the full news: https://d33vxfhewnqf4z.cloudfront.net... » SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/voaturkce?s... You can find American news, Turkish news, world news, breaking news, health, science-technology, and economy news on VOA Turkish. Announcing global developments to the entire world with impartial and objective journalism, VOA Turkish also acts as a bridge between different cultures with its colorful music and magazine programs. Founded in 1942, Voice of America (VOA) is an international broadcasting organization supported by the U.S. government. Producing broadcasts focusing on news, education and culture, VOA has been reaching you with Turkish broadcasts since 1942. FOLLOW US: » Our VOA Turkish website: https://www.voaturkce.com » For cases where you cannot access our VOA Turkish website: https://bit.ly/3sQKCNo » Facebook: / voaturkce » Twitter: / voaturkce » Instagram: / voaturkce » Telegram: https://t.me/voaturkce » Threads: https://www.threads.net/@voaturkce You can access VOA Turkish news and other visual content much more easily with the VOA app, which you can download to your smartphones and tablets. iOS: http://apple.co/3yvWbdt Android: https://bit.ly/VOAAppGooglePlay