Kurdish Organization for Defending Human Rights and Public Freedoms in Syria – DAD, and Human Rights Organization in Syria – MAF report that a security services patrol arrested 2nd year law student Bhor Saleh Ahmed and two of his fellow students on 18 May 2010, after encircling their rented accommodation. The reason for their arrest is unknown.
A number of students at the University of Aleppo have been detained arbitrarily when they have been on a day out from university:
• Qaddar Jalal Kalash, 4th year English language student
• Firas Abdul Aziz Rasho, 4th year English language student
• Nawaf Khalaf , 4th year Arabic language student
• Abdullah Nazir Mohammed, 3rd year philosophy student
• Kaniwar Darwish, 4th year philosophy student
• Yassin Abdul-Majid Mohammed, 4th year philosophy student
• Heyvidar Mustafa, 3rd year education student
• Sabah Abdul-Karim Ali, 2nd year student from Deyrik studying at the Institute of Business Administration
• Zahid Hassan, a graduate in Fine Arts from Deyrik
We draw attention to the provisions of the Constitution, public laws. international covenants and instruments, and in particular the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights – Articles 19 to 26, and the principles relating to fundamental rights and freedoms contained in the Syrian Constitution Articles 25, 28 and 38. We demand a guarantee that ensures the right of citizens to participate in public affairs, and to demonstrate, to protest, to associate and for freedom of expression.
We also demand that information about the fate of these students be made available immediately, especially as many of them are about to take exams. They should be brought to court speedily if they have committed any crimes, so that their parents and families can be reassured about what is happening to them.
Kurdish Organization for Defending Human Rights and Public Freedoms in Syria – DAD, and Human Rights Organization in Syria – MAF