Armed men raided Zahwan al-Barti’s home on 10 August 2015 and took him to al-Ulfi police station. His family had no information on his whereabouts for roughly three and a half months before learning he was at al-Thawra detention facility.
Armed men raided Zahwan al-Barti’s home on 10 August 2015 and took him to al-Ulfi police station. His family had no information on his whereabouts for roughly three and a half months before learning he was at al-Thawra detention facility.
A relative told Human Rights Watch that he had been beaten with an electrical cable and held in solitary confinement. The organization obtained a 29 February 2016 release order that detention officials refused to implement.
Zahwan al-Barti, 37 when arrested.
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