Syria: Incommunicado detention/fear of torture/prisoners of conscience: 'Ali al-'Abdullah (m), journalist and Muhammad 'Ali al-'Abdullah, his son

Syria: Incommunicado detention/fear of torture/prisoners of conscience: 'Ali al-'Abdullah (m), journalist and Muhammad 'Ali al-'Abdullah, his son

Index Number: MDE 24/028/2006
Date Published: 30 March 2006
Categories: Middle East And North Africa, Middle East And North Africa, Syria

Journalist 'Ali al-'Abdullah, aged around 55, and his son Muhammad 'Ali al-'Abdullah were arrested on 23 March. They are reportedly held incommunicado at an unknown location and are at grave risk of torture and other ill-treatment.