Friday, March 7, 2008

Arrest of An Ahwazi Activist in Syria

Mohammara News Agency (MONA)

Saeed Hamadi, Ahwazi refugee and human rights activist, has been arrested in the morning of fifth of March (at 2:00 am) in Damascus airport. His destiny and where he was transferred to have remained unknown.
Saeed Hamadi was under the protection of UNHCR. He was arrested by Syrian security forces shortly before his supposed fly to Copenhagen.
Attempts of UNHCR offices in Syria and Geneva to find out about the destiny of this Ahwazi human rights activist have not been successful.
Syrian government has been arresting Ahwazi activists who come to find a shelter in Syria since 2005, when Ahwazi people demonstrated against the highly practiced discrimination by Iranian government that has its roots in racist views against Arabs.
Three Ahwazi activists who were arrested by Syrian Government in 2006 and were handed over to Iran, are now facing the danger of execution.

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