14 Assyrians Arrested in Syria
Posted 2012-04-06 18:05 GMT
(AINA) -- The European Syriac Union, an Assyrian political party, is reporting that Syrian authorities arrested five members of the Assyrian Freedom Party, three men and two women, on April 4 in the city of Qamishli. Following the arrests, Assyrians organized a demonstration at the police station where the Assyrians are being held. Security forces attacked the demonstrators, seriously injuring four of them, and arrested nine demonstrators.
The two women who were initially arrested were subsequently released.
The demonstrators who were arrested are:
- Hanna Lahdo
- Afram Bahine
- Mirza Hanna
- Suphi Malke
- Muosa Hanna
- Issa Shukri Murad
- Gabi Hanna
- Philip Juju
- Mark Kerim Saliba
Assyrians in Europe have organized protests in Stockholm, Geneva, Brussels and Berlin.
City | Stockholm | Genève | Brussels | Berlin | Address | Vendevagen 90 183 32 Danderyd | La Place des Nations 1202 Genève | Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 3 1050 Ixelles | Rauchstraße 25 10787 Berlin | Date | April 6, 2012 | April 7, 2012 | April 10, 2012 | April 10, 2012 | Time | 14:00 | 14:30 | 13:00 | 10:00 |
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