Protest in Sweida calls for disclosure of fate of missing and release of detainees

The gathering took place in Karama Square in Sweida, where civil and rights groups came together in support of the detainees and missing persons file, demanding that their fate be clarified and that prisoners be released. Participants also urged international, human rights, and humanitarian organizations to assume their responsibilities toward this humanitarian issue and to take serious and effective action to address it.

During the stand, participants held photographs of detainees and banners demanding their return and clarification of their fate, while hunger-striking prisoners continue their protest without food for the eighth day in a row.

Aml Salman Fahd, the sister of detainee Ammar Salman Fahd, said her brother was arrested while returning home, questioning what crime he had committed to justify his detention. She appealed to international organizations and relevant human rights bodies to work toward revealing his fate and the fate of all the disappeared.

In turn, the mother of one of the missing persons said she participated in the protest to convey the families’ voices to the world, demanding the release of her only son and all other missing individuals.

The sister of missing person Zahid Faraj also urged international organizations and the International Committee of the Red Cross to help establish contact with the missing and to reassure families about their condition.

Meanwhile, the daughter of missing person Hikmat Khalil al-Hamoud called on human rights organizations to work on revealing her father’s fate, stressing that families of the missing have the right, after eleven months, to know their whereabouts and be informed about their condition.

ANHA