Published : 27-01-2021
The sister of Palestinian refugee student Salma Abdul Razak said the family has been blackmailed by Syrian authorities over their appeals for information about their relative’s condition and whereabouts.
Salma’s sister, Kholoud, who fled to France, said the family has paid large sums of money to government officers and brokers to identify Salma’s condition, but to no avail.
Salma, who was enrolled at the Architectural Engineering University in Damascus, has been enduring a mysterious fate in Syrian government penitentiaries.
Born on March 30, 1990, Salma fled Yarmouk Camp after it was struck with Mig fighter jets. She was kidnapped as she attempted to re-enter the camp on December 30, 2012 via a checkpoint pitched near AlBashir Mosque, after reports emerged that her brother was injured with sniper fire.
She was transferred, along with Palestinian refugee Husam Maw’ed, to an unknown location and charged with assisting refugees and tending to the wounded.
Several appeals were sent by her family to the Palestine Liberation Organization and Palestinian factions. However no data has been revealed on Salma’s condition and whereabouts.
According to AGPS statistics, 110 Palestinian women and girls figure on a list of 1,797 refugees secretly held in Syrian government dungeons.
The sister of Palestinian refugee student Salma Abdul Razak said the family has been blackmailed by Syrian authorities over their appeals for information about their relative’s condition and whereabouts.
Salma’s sister, Kholoud, who fled to France, said the family has paid large sums of money to government officers and brokers to identify Salma’s condition, but to no avail.
Salma, who was enrolled at the Architectural Engineering University in Damascus, has been enduring a mysterious fate in Syrian government penitentiaries.
Born on March 30, 1990, Salma fled Yarmouk Camp after it was struck with Mig fighter jets. She was kidnapped as she attempted to re-enter the camp on December 30, 2012 via a checkpoint pitched near AlBashir Mosque, after reports emerged that her brother was injured with sniper fire.
She was transferred, along with Palestinian refugee Husam Maw’ed, to an unknown location and charged with assisting refugees and tending to the wounded.
Several appeals were sent by her family to the Palestine Liberation Organization and Palestinian factions. However no data has been revealed on Salma’s condition and whereabouts.
According to AGPS statistics, 110 Palestinian women and girls figure on a list of 1,797 refugees secretly held in Syrian government dungeons.
