The
Criminal Assad regime has arrested and detained a journalist and
cartoonist whose work was highly critical of the regime, and whose
artwork has been published throughout the ongoing Syrian Intifada
AkramRuslan,
was arrested on October 2ed when Assad intelligence seized him from
his office at the newspaper Al-Fidaa in Hama
His
detention has been confirmed by the Syrian Journalists Association
and a number of posts on Facebook, but his exact whereabouts or the
situation he is currently facing are unknown
Ruslan,
whose work has been published on numerous pages on Facebook among
other locations, has been producing work criticizing the Criminal
government, the Intifada and the state media over the past year
His
latest cartoon (top) depicted dictator Bashar al-Assad surrounded by
flames, holding a sign declaring “Al Assad or we burn the country.”
The
DCMF- Doha Center for Media Freedom- issued a statement urging the
Syrian authorities to release the cartoonist
“The
DCMF strongly condemns the detention of the cartoonist, Akram Ruslan,
who is currently being held by the Syrian authorities for exercising
his right to freedom of expression. The centre urges the Syrian
authorities to release Rslan immediately and to put an end to the
ongoing targeting of journalists and critics of the Assad regime. The
government must do more to ensure that members of the media are
protected and do not face intimidation, harassment or detention as a
result of carrying out their work
DCMF
has expressed solidarity with Syrian journalists who are working in
some of the most difficult and dangerous conditions anywhere in the
world at the moment, and we urge the government to ensure that Akram
Rslan and any other journalists under detention are released
immediately and face no further persecution”
Earlier
on August 25, 2011, Ali
Ferzat, the 60-year-old famous cartoonist was dragged and beaten
by three masked men, who then also broke his hands
It
was only a matter of time before Ruslan was arrested as he continued
tocriticize the regime and its oppression, going so far as to attack
the President himself
Ruslan did not hide and he remained in his home and at his job in the Hama-based Fedaa newspaper. The regime eventually lost its patience with him and arrested him from his workplace on Monday, October 2, 2012. Since then, there has been no information about him
Ruslan did not hide and he remained in his home and at his job in the Hama-based Fedaa newspaper. The regime eventually lost its patience with him and arrested him from his workplace on Monday, October 2, 2012. Since then, there has been no information about him
Akram
Rslan, born in 1974 in Soran, Hama, (mid-east Syria) is an 1996
literature graduate. He is one of the many, many members of our
revolution who prefer to struggle away from the media and the
limelight, and whom we know little about until they get arrested or
martyred. Freedom for the artist Akram Ruslan
See
selection of Rulan's
work
