Luigi Stironi documented many of the public executions carried out by the French authorities in Marjeh Square in the center of Damascus. During the Great Syrian Revolt (1925–1927), the French used public hangings as a means of punishing rebels and deterring further resistance, making these photographs a stark visual record of one of the harshest aspects of French Mandate rule.
Phot. Luigi Stironi, Norbert Schiller Collection
Scanned from 9 X 14cm postcard
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