Another sign held by protesters read, “We sacrificed our lives and livelihoods to secure our rights,” September 26, 2026. (Enab Baladi/Ahmad Maslamani)
Participants in the protest affirmed their commitment to the rights of the owners of the expropriated land and rejected the project’s construction on it, September 26, 2026. (Enab Baladi/Ahmad Maslamani)
A view of the protest organized by residents of Qudsaya suburb and other areas of Rural Damascus against the “Abyat Hills” project, September 26, 2026. (Enab Baladi/Ahmad Maslamani)
Signs addressing land ownership and the rights of landowners were held during the protest, September 26, 2026. (Enab Baladi/Ahmad Maslamani)
Messages written by protesters on one of the “Abyat Hills” project signs, September 26, 2026. (Enab Baladi/Ahmad Maslamani)
The signs included messages affirming the landowners’ commitment to their rights and their refusal to relinquish them, September 26, 2026. (Enab Baladi/Ahmad Maslamani)
During the protest, demonstrators chanted slogans including, “The people want an end to expropriation,” September 26, 2026. (Enab Baladi/Ahmad Maslamani)
One of the “Abyat Hills” project signs after protesters wrote slogans on it during the demonstration, September 26, 2026. (Enab Baladi/Ahmad Maslamani)
Residents of Qudsaya suburb and other areas of Rural Damascus held a protest against the “Abyat Hills” project being built on expropriated land, September 26, 2026. (Enab Baladi/Ahmad Maslamani)
Protesters also held a sign quoting a hadith condemning the unjust seizure of land, September 26, 2026. (Enab Baladi/Ahmad Maslamani)
Another sign held by protesters read, “We sacrificed our lives and livelihoods to secure our rights,” September 26, 2026. (Enab Baladi/Ahmad Maslamani)
Protesters held signs affirming their ownership of the land and rejecting any relinquishment of it, September 26, 2026. (Enab Baladi/Ahmad Maslamani)
One of the signs carried by participants during the march toward the project site, September 26, 2026. (Enab Baladi/Ahmad Maslamani)
Protesters held signs affirming their ownership of the land and rejecting any relinquishment of it, September 26, 2026. (Enab Baladi/Ahmad Maslamani)
Dozens joined the march to the project’s offices, demanding a halt to its construction on their expropriated land, September 26, 2026. (Enab Baladi/Ahmad Maslamani)
The protest set out from Qudsaya Housing toward the offices of the “Abyat Hills” project in Qudsaya suburb, September 26, 2026. (Enab Baladi/Ahmad Maslamani)
Residents of Qudsaya suburb and other areas of Rural Damascus protest against the “Abyat Hills” project, September 26, 2026. (Enab Baladi/Ahmad Maslamani)
