Thursday, January 21, 2010

Jamal Sadoun remains in detention in Syria – others are released

SKS

January 22, 2010 by sks

The individual military judge in Qamishli released three more of the musicians who had been arrested on 3 October 2009 in Deyrik for playing Kurdish songs for which they were then tortured and assaulted. The three are:

  • Nihad Hussain.
  • Djawar Munir Abdullah,
  • Juan Munir Abdullah,

Jamal SadounSadly, Jamal Sadoun remains in detention.

The Kurdish organization for the defence of human rights and public freedoms in Syria – DAD demands that Syria stops the practice of torturing detainees by physical and emotional abuse.

See previous reports:

http://supportkurds.org/news/reports/yasa-report-october-2009/

http://supportkurds.org/news/trials-process-for-kurdish-activists-in-syria/

http://www.freemuse.org/sw36249.asp

also:

On 19 January 2010, the individual military judge in Qamishli released Bahjit Ibrahim who had been accused of membership of a banned political association and was arrested on 20 october 2009.

Human Rights Organisation in Syria – MAF welcomes Bahjit Ibrahim’s release, and demand the release of all political prisoners in Syria.

Previous reports concerning Bahjat Ibrahim:

http://supportkurds.org/reports/yasa-report-october-2009/

http://supportkurds.org/news/trials-process-for-kurdish-activists-in-syria/

22 January 2010