A man imprisoned in Syria who was subjected to torture for three years says Syria's regime under Bashar al-Assad uses a "detainee file" as a tool for extorting money. Mohammed Shilash, who is from the town of Sor in Deir Ez-Zor province, decided to leave the country to work in Lebanon in 2019 after his financial situation deteriorated due to the war. Planning to cross into Lebanon without being caught ...