Kurds in detention in Syria

Al-Qamishli: Poet arrested at the Turkish border

KURDWATCH, May 29, 2011—On May 25, 2011, the political activist and poet Farhan Jamil ‘Abdulqadir (b. 1956, married, seven children) was arrested at the Nusaybin/al-Qamishli border crossing. He was planning to visit family members in Turkey. The circumstances of his arrest are as yet unknown.

Al-Qamishli: Yekîtî members transferred to al-Qamishli

KURDWATCH, May 28, 2011—Hasan Ibrahim Salih, Ma’ruf Ahmad Mula Ahmad, and Muhammad Ahmad Mustafa were transferred from Damascus to the prison in al-Qamishli on May 25, 2011. Following the abolishment of the Supreme State Security Court in Damascus, the case of the leading members of the Kurdish Union Party in Syria (Yekîtî) now rests with the Court of Inquiry in al-Qamishli. The first hearing there will take place on May 29. [Further information on the case] Video: ???? ?????? ??????- ?ore?a Ciwanên Kurd ?????? ????????? ?????? ( ??? ???? ? ????? ??? ???? ? ???? ????? ) ???? ????? ?????? ????????? 2011/5/29 Read more

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Al-Qamishli: Six activists charged with participating in demonstration

KURDWATCH, May 23, 2011—On May 16, 2011, the investigating judge in al-Qamishli ruled that Abdulilah ‘Abdulfatah ‘Uji [further information on the case], Anwar Naso, Marwan Husayn, ‘Adnan Ahmad, alias Dilyare Khani, Faysal Qadiri [further information on the case], and ‘Abdulmuhsin Mahmud Khalaf will be released from custody. Khalaf had been arrested with Naso, Husayn, Ahmad and Qadiri on May 9, 2011 by the Military Intelligence Service in al-Qamishli. Charges were brought against all of them pursuant to Article 307, 335, 336 and 337 of the Criminal Code. Read more