Longest-held prisoner demands justice


Former Syrian Air Force pilot Raghid Tatari, Syria's longest-serving political prisoner, gives an interview at his home in Damascus on May 27, 2025. Tatari was 26 when he was arrested in 1981. Finally free after Bashar al-Assad's fall, the country's longest-serving political prisoner now seeks justice, not revenge. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)

SYRIAN fighter pilot Ragheed Tatari was 26 when he was arrested.

Now 70, the country’s longest-serving political prisoner is finally free after Bashar al-Assad’s fall, seeking justice and accountability.

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