Press statement: Abdulkarim Hossain arrested upon arrival

Press statement from SOS Racism in Norway and The Association of Syrian Kurds in Norway:

In spite of protests and warnings, Norwegian authorities chose to forcibly send Abulkarim Hossain back to Syria. He was arrested on arrival.

Hossain arrived on the Syrian capital Damascus around 0245 Friday morning. Information SOS  Racism has obtained says that he was immediately arrested by Syrian authorities and placed in the prison Bab Musala. At ten o’clock Saturday 21st August he was to be transferred to the prison Al Faiha, famous for its crimes against political activists, and under the rule of security police. Read more