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Syrian Kurdish student detained in April
2008, trial adjourned until 22 February 2010
4.2.2010
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February 4, 2010
QAMISHLI, Syrian Kurdistan,— Waleed Hussein,
a Kurd, born 1986 near Derbasieh, a student at
Damascus University appeared before the individual
military judge in Qamishli on Sunday on 31 January
2010. His case is number 179 of 2010, and this trial
was for the judge to hear the defence witnesses. The
trial was adjourned after the judge had listened to
the witnesses, until 22 February 2010.
Waleed Hussein was arrested by political security in
Derbasieh, in Hasakah province on 7 April 2008
without a warrant, or court order, and with no
explanation. He was released on 11 April 2008 by the
military investigator judge in Aleppo. He is accused
of holding the Head of State in contempt,www.ekurd.netinciting
sectarian strife, and slander and defamation of
public authorities.
This trial was attended by Mohamed Khalil, lawyer
for the defendant, and member of the Board of
Trustees of the Kurdish organization for the defence
of human rights and public freedoms in Syria – DAD
The Kurdish Organization for the Defence of Human
Rights and Public Freedoms in Syria – DAD condemns
these unfair trials. We call upon the Syrian
authorities to release all political detainees, and
to stop the practice of arbitrary arrests that take
place outside the law, without a warrant or a court
order.
Two more political arrests
in Syria
According to Syrian Committee for Human Rights – MAD
in Aleppo, Munira Hammo, born in 1967 in Arshqibar,
Afrin was arrested by Political Security in Aleppo.
She is the mother of six children and now lives in
Aleppo. She was arrested at the time of the
anniversary celebrations of the Kurdish Women “Union
Star” organisation.
According to Syrian Committee for Human Rights – MAD
in Damascus, Baderkhan Ibrahim, born in 1962, a
stateless Kurd from Deyrik in Hasaka region was
summoned to the Political Security branch in
Damascus on 20 January 2010, and since then nobody
from his family has heard anything about him.
Over 2 million Kurds live in Syria, comprising
nine percent of the population. They have long
sought official recognition of the Kurdish language
and culture.
The Kurds live in Syria (Syrian Kurdistan), mainly
in the north bordering Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan
region. They comprise nine percent of the population
and have long sought official recognition of the
Kurdish language and their culture.
Future Movement advocates democracy and equal rights
for Syria's one million Kurdish minority. The
Kurdish language is not allowed to be taught in
schools and tens of thousands of Kurds were denied
citizenship after a 1960s census.
Freedom of expression remains tightly controlled in
Syria, and security forces have sweeping powers of
arrest and detention.
A total 1,500 people were arrested for political
reasons in 2007 and hundreds more who were arrested
in previous years remained in detention,www.ekurd.netaccording
to rights group Amnesty International's 2008 report.
Syrian Committee for Human Rights – MAD, Damascus
Kurdish Organization for the Defence of Human Rights
and Public Freedoms in Syria – DAD
Submitted by
Khalaf Dahowd,
International Support Kurds in Syria Association [SKS],
www.supportkurds.org
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