Update on Kurdish Azadi Party members detained in Syria
A source close to the family of Kurdish detainee Mustafa Juma confirms that he is still subjected to harassment and they had to wait a long time to before they could see him. When his sons were eventually allowed in, the visit was stopped after three minutes. They had travelled more than 2360Km to see him. Mustaf Juma, born 1949 is a member of the Political Committee, and acting Secretaryb of the Kurdish Azadi Party in Syria. He has been in Adra Prison since 9 January 2009. He was summoned and then arrested by Palestine security branch in Damascus, and was sentenced by Court to three years in prison, and he was stripped of his civil rights.
Saadoun Mahmud Shekho,a leading member of the Kurdish Azadi Party in Syria is detained in Adra prison. He was arrested by a patrol from military security in his home in Sary Kaniyeh town, and has been in detention since 26 October 2008. He was sentenced to three years imprisonment and was stripped of his civil rights.
Mohamed Saed al-Omar, a leading member of the Kurdish Azadi Party in Syria was arrested by a patrol of military security from his home in Romelan town. He has been detained since 26 October 2008, and has been sentenced to three years imprisonment and was stripped of his civil rights.
Previous reports:
- http://supportkurds.org/reports/amnesty-international-has-made-a-public-statement-about-the-imprisonment-of-three-kurdish-minority-rights-activists-jailed-in-syria
- http://supportkurds.org/reports/hrw-report-group-denial-repression-of-kurdish-political-and-cultural-rights-in-syria/#more-940
- http://supportkurds.org/reports/hrw-world-report-2010-syria/#more-1568
Mohamed Saadoun, born 1960, is a member of the Political Committee of the Kurdish Azadi Party in Syria. He was detained on 20 May 2010 after he was summoned by the authorities. There has been no news of him since his imprisonment.
- Previous report: http://supportkurds.org/news/arrest-of-mohamed-abdi-saadoun-member-of-the-political-committee-of-the-kurdish-azadi-party-in-syria/
Security forces raided the home of Bashar Amin a week ago.
Jihad Saleh Abdou, born 1967 has been detained in Sednaya Prison since 19 August 2007. He was arrested in Afrin town after a night-time raid by a patrol of military security. His case came to the Supreme State Security Court on 29 March 2009. He had been in detention for more than a year, and at this trial, which was not impartial, fair and just, he was sentenced to five years in prison.
Abdul Qader Seydou Ahmed, born 1974 has been detained in Sednaya Prison since 19 August 2007. He was arrested in Afrin town after a night-time raid by a patrol of military security. His case came to the Supreme State Security Court on 29 March 2009. He had been in detention for more than a year, and at this trial, which was not impartial, fair and just, he was sentenced to five years in prison.
Hussein Hamid Mohammed, born 1981 has been detained in Sednaya Prison since 19 August 2007. He was arrested in Afrin town after a night-time raid by a patrol of military security. His case came to the Supreme State Security Court on 29 March 2009. He had been in detention for more than a year, and at this trial, which was not impartial, fair and just, he was sentenced to four years in prison.
Saleh Muhammad Abdo, born 1977 has been detained in Sednaya Prison since 19 August 2007. He was arrested in Afrin town after a night-time raid by a patrol of military security. His case came to the Supreme State Security Court on 29 March 2009. He had been in detention for more than a year, and at this trial, which was not impartial, fair and just, he was sentenced to four years in prison.
10 July 2010
