Yassin Al-Haj Saleh - in pictures


  • Yassin Al-Haj Saleh spent 16 years as a prisoner of conscience under the Assad regime in Syria. All photos: Matt Kynaston / The National
    Yassin Al-Haj Saleh spent 16 years as a prisoner of conscience under the Assad regime in Syria. All photos: Matt Kynaston / The National
  • Mr Al-Haj Saleh believes that Islamist group Jaish Al Islam kidnapped and murdered his wife and colleagues
    Mr Al-Haj Saleh believes that Islamist group Jaish Al Islam kidnapped and murdered his wife and colleagues
  • Mr Al-Haj Saleh, 64, is widely regarded as one of Syria's most important thinkers
    Mr Al-Haj Saleh, 64, is widely regarded as one of Syria's most important thinkers
  • Mr Al-Haj Saleh at an exhibition on Syria at the German Institute in Beirut
    Mr Al-Haj Saleh at an exhibition on Syria at the German Institute in Beirut