German Journalist Detained in Syria Back Home, Lawyer Says
Her lawyer said the 36-year-old was freed after months in detention, while her colleague remains missing and no charges were publicly announced.
- On Friday, German journalist Eva Maria Michelmann returned to Germany after being released from detention in Syria, her lawyer Roland Meister confirmed to AFP.
- In January, government troops took Michelmann and colleague Ahmed Polad in a vehicle in Raqqa during a Syrian government offensive in the northeast where both worked for the Istanbul-based Etkin News Agency and Ozgur TV.
- Lawyer Roland Meister reported Michelmann was "tortured and subjected to constant interrogation, including at night" and had "lost a lot of weight," while the German Foreign Ministry secured her release through "intensive representations" at a "high level."
- While Michelmann returned home, the status of colleague Ahmed Polad remains unconfirmed; the Committee to Protect Journalists condemned "the Syrian government's lack of transparency regarding the detention and whereabouts" as "unacceptable."
- Persistent risks face media workers covering the Syrian conflict, as detention charges against Michelmann and Polad remain unexplained, highlighting the lack of due process and opaque detention practices that threaten foreign correspondents.
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