Yarze Prison

Yarze Prison

Yarze Prison is an infamous Lebanese prison located in Southeast direction of Beirut. It is under the direct control of the Ministry of Defense.

The International Committee of the Red Cross were never allowed to monitor the prison's conditions. [ [http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2004/41726.htm Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Lebanon] . "US Departement of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor," February 28, 2005. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.]

One of the most famous prisoners has been Samir Geagea, the Christian leader of the Lebanese Forces political party and former militia . Geagea spent 11-years, 3-months and 5-days in a 2 x 3 prison cell which he describes as, "a Dungeon." He was released in 2005 to a hero's welcome as part of the Cedar Revolution revolt against the Syrian controlled government.

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