1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgErik Crouchhttps://cpj.org/author/ecrouch/Syrian journalist Kenan Waqaf in hiding after security forces seek his arrest - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="XHrKaykfzo"><a href="https://cpj.org/2022/02/syrian-journalist-kenan-waqaf-in-hiding-after-security-forces-seek-his-arrest/">Syrian journalist Kenan Waqaf in hiding after security forces seek his arrest</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2022/02/syrian-journalist-kenan-waqaf-in-hiding-after-security-forces-seek-his-arrest/embed/#?secret=XHrKaykfzo" width="600" height="338" title="“Syrian journalist Kenan Waqaf in hiding after security forces seek his arrest” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="XHrKaykfzo" 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/2022/02/syria_02-11-2022.jpg498519New York, February 11, 2022 – Syrian government authorities should stop pursuing journalist Kenan Waqaf and cease harassing and detaining members of the press, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. In the early morning of February 6, Waqaf posted a video to his Facebook account saying that he had gone into hiding after heavily...