Razan Zaitouneh
Razan Zaitouneh (sometimes spelled Zeitunah; Arabic: رزان زيتونة; born 29 April 1977) is a Syrian human rights lawyer and civil society activist. Actively involved in the Syrian uprising, she went into hiding after being accused by the government of being a foreign agent and her husband was arrested. Zaitouneh has documented human rights in Syria for the Local Coordination Committees of Syria. Zaitouneh was kidnapped on 9 December 2013, most likely by Jaysh al-Islam. Her fate remains unknown. It is suspected that she has been killed.
Razan Zaitouneh | |
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رزان زيتونة | |
Undated picture of Razan Zaitouneh | |
| Born | 29 April 1977 |
| Disappeared | 9 December 2013 (aged 36)
Douma, Syria |
| Status | Missing for 10 years, 2 months and 4 days |
| Education | Law degree |
| Occupation | Human rights lawyer |
| Organization(s) | Local Coordination Committees of Syria, Violations Documentation Center in Syria |
| Known for | human rights activism during the civil uprising and early insurgency phases of the Syrian Civil War |
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