A protest in Damascus demanding the revelation of the fate of detainees and the forcibly disappeared

A protest in Damascus demanding the revelation of the fate of detainees and the forcibly disappeared
December 27, 2024, 1:07 pm

وقفة احتجاجية في دمشق

The families of the missing and detained individuals in Syrian government prisons organized a protest in front of the Hejaz Station in Damascus, where a number of artists, activists, human rights advocates, and Syrian journalists gathered, including artist Maher Suleibi and artist Yara Sabri.

This protest comes amid the security chaos that the country is experiencing, expressing the anger and grief felt by families who have endured years of anxiety and uncertainty regarding the fate of their loved ones, who have been imprisoned for more than 13 years.

Participants in the protest emphasized the importance of shedding light on the issues of detainees and the forcibly disappeared, warning against the continuous neglect of this humanitarian tragedy. They called for urgent action from the international community to provide information about the fate of the detainees, as well as to hold Bashar al-Assad, the main culprit, accountable.

The protesters raised banners with slogans demanding disclosure and justice, expressing hope that the Syrian government would heed their demands and open serious investigations to reveal the fate of those who have been disappeared from their families.

International reports indicate that thousands of detainees have been systematically and secretly killed inside prisons, with the collapsed regime executing mass executions without trials between 2011 and 2015, at a rate of up to 50 people per week.

In a previous report, the Syrian Network for Human Rights stated that there are at least 131,469 people who have been either detained or forcibly disappeared by the Syrian regime since March 2011, according to their database.

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