Demonstration in Damascus from families of Syrian prisoners in Israeli prisons

Families from Syria's Quneitra, Damascus countryside and Daraa provinces came together in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to demand clarification of the situation of their relatives held in Israeli prisons and their release.

Carrying photographs of their detained relatives, the demonstrators demanded the immediate release of their relatives and the official authorities to inform them about their fate.

Hasan Ahmed, who participated in the demonstration from Cebata al-Hashab village of Quneitra, stated that families from different regions in the south of Syria are experiencing deep suffering.

"We demand that pressure be put on for the release of our relatives"

"From Beit Jinn in the Damascus countryside to Wadi Yarmouk and Daraa in the south, many families are suffering because their relatives are being held in Israeli prisons. Among them are those who were detained before the overthrow of the Assad regime," Ahmed said. he said.

Calling on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the international community, Ahmed said, "We want the Ministry to put pressure on Israel by taking initiatives before the United Nations (UN), the International Committee of the Red Cross and human rights organizations. Families are not given any information about why our relatives, including 6 minors, were detained or kidnapped from Syrian territory." he said.

Ahmed also criticized the UN Security Council and UN bodies operating in the region and emphasized that concrete steps should be taken to end the violations and free the detainees.

"We want action, not silence"

Hatice Aşur, who participated in the protest from rural Damascus, pointed out that among those detained there were 17-year-old young people and students studying at universities and sharia.

Ashur said, "We are here as the families of people abducted from the northwestern countryside of Damascus. We are calling out to all countries in the world, President Ahmed Shara, the UN and all human rights organizations. Where are the human rights organizations? Why are they not demanding for our children?" he said.

Drawing attention to the uncertainty experienced by families, Aşur said, "You may be sleeping, but we cannot sleep. We hope that our son will knock on the door and come in with every doorstep and every footstep. We do not know whether our children are hungry, sick or tired. It is our right to learn the fate of our relatives." he said.

Calling on the authorities and international organizations, Aşur said, "They were taken by force. What crimes are they behind bars now? We want the situation of our children to be disclosed and action to be taken to release them." he said.

Asking how the authorities would act if their own children were detained by Israel, Ashur said, "This silence is unacceptable. Silence is killing us. We do not want silence, we want action. We want people who will fight for the release of our children." he said.