Home of Kurdish citizens raided in al-Raqqa

An armed security patrol raided the home of Mohammed Mesto in al-Raqqa on Tuesday 18 May 2010.  They searched his home but he was not there and so he avoided being arrested.  He is now in hiding, in fear of being arbitrarily detention as many others have been since the shooting at al-Raqqa during the celebrations of Newroz in March 2010.
Threats and arrests of many Kurds is causing fear in the area.  Those who have been arrested report being tortured to give false confessions, and people are afraid.

Media Institute of West Kurdistan Society –  al-Raqqa

21 May 2010