1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgJennifer Dunhamhttps://cpj.org/author/jdunham/Prominent Syrian writer Yousph arrested in northeastern Syria, held for five days - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="bXOZDV11x6"><a href="https://cpj.org/2018/10/prominent-syrian-writer-yousph-arrested-in-northea/">Prominent Syrian writer Yousph arrested in northeastern Syria, held for five days</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2018/10/prominent-syrian-writer-yousph-arrested-in-northea/embed/#?secret=bXOZDV11x6" width="600" height="338" title="“Prominent Syrian writer Yousph arrested in northeastern Syria, held for five days” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="bXOZDV11x6" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/AFP_SyriaCase_10.9.jpg750500Syrian writer Souleman Yousph, a contributor to several media outlets, including the Assyrian news website Ankawa, the independent Arabic news website Elaph, and the political and cultural online secular magazine Ahewar, was arrested and detained without charge on September 30, 2018, and held for five days. An eyewitness to the arrest who asked to remain…