 Dozens of Syrian refugees who fled the country to escape persecution have suffered abuse at the hands of authorities or pro-government militia after returning home. Human Rights Watch said in a report on Wednesday. A report from the NGO Human Rights Watch is saying that Syrian refugees who have returned home are risking abuse and persecution, including torture and killings. The report, released on Wednesday, documented 65 cases of arrest, arbitrary detention, torture, extra-judicial killing and enforced disappearances between 2017 and 2021, among those returned from Lebanon and Jordan. This is Sara Kayali, Syrian researcher for the Rights Group. I mean, it's very clear to us that the reasons that most of these refugees that have fled in the first place have not been resolved at all. In the past decade, we've seen the Syrian government continue to commit the same abuses that they've committed since 2011, with no reform in sight, with no change in sight. Authorities have denied returning refugees face torture and reprisals. Syria's conflict has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions. And the NGO accuses Lebanon, where many refugees have gone of pursuing, quote, aggressive returns agenda against refugees. Meanwhile, Jordan has not publicly pushed for large-scale organized repatriations, but has closed many jobs to foreigners according to Human Rights Watch. The authorities say the move is designed to ease unemployment among locals. Kayali. The evidence that we have clearly shows that Syrian refugees are at risk of persecution. And any kind of call for Syrians to return prematurely is only going to result in them facing serious risks and even death. These kinds of calls are not grounded in reality. In an encampment in northern Lebanon, Syrian refugee Abul-Allah has heard stories about people being taken to prisons when they reached the borders. He says he would love to go back to his home country, but for now, it is not safe to return. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.