Jihad As’ad Mohamed

Mohamed was a columnist and former editor-in-chief who wrote critical opinion pieces on the Syrian government and was supportive of the Revolution. He was arrested on August 10, 2013… More

Akram Raslan

A well-known cartoonist and blogger, Raslan has published over 300 cartoons. Since the 2012 uprising in Syria, he has been publishing pro-opposition cartoons anonymously on popular news websites such… More

Turki Al-Jasser

Al-Jasser is a blogger, who often wrote on politics, social issues, and religion between 2013 & 2015; including women's status in islam and the uprising in Egypt. He was… More

Mazen Latif

Latif is a literary writer and owner of publishing house Mesopotamia. He is alos an activist who was heavily involved in the Baghdad protest movement. He was kidnapped from… More

Innocent Bahati

Poet and teacher Innocent Bahati disappeared in 2021 after meeting an unknown person at a hotel in Nyanza district. Shortly after the disappearance, the Rwandan Secretary of State asked… More

Tal Al-Mallouhi

Poet, student, and blogger Al-Mallouhi was detained in December 2009 for the content of her blog posts. In 2011, she was convicted of “divulging information to a foreign state”… More

Moheeb Al-Nawaty

Palestinian journalist and author Al-Nawaty was detained for unspecified “security reasons” in 2011 while translating his book in Damascus. In 2013, the Norwegian government reported he was in Syrian… More

Abd Al-Akram Al-Sakka

On July 15, 2011, Abd Al-Akram Al-Sakka was arrested from his home without a warrant. His whereabouts and the conditions of his detention are unknown. Al-Sakka was last seen… More

Ali Al-Shihabi

Syrian Palestinian political analyst, writer, and blogger Al-Shihabi was arrested in December 2012 by the Palestine Branch of Syrian Military Intelligence. His location is unknown, but there are unconfirmed… More

Zaki Cordillo

Playwright and key figure in the Puppet Theatre, Cordillo was arrested with his son in Damascus on August 11, 2012. He is reportedly detained for his writing on Syria,… More