Syrian activist Hassan Akkad detained in Damascus
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- Akkad, founder of the Give Us the Money That You Owe! campaign, was taken into custody on Wednesday at about 9:45pm local time (18:45 GMT) while at a cafe in the capital’s al-Malki neighbourhood, the statement said.
- It added that he was summoned by the cybersecurity branch on June 4.
- “He later became aware that additional cases had also been filed against him, although he was not informed of the identities of the complainants,” the campaign said.
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Syrian journalist Mousa al-Omar reportedly filed a complaint about Akkad’s social media comments prior to his arrest.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Hassan Akkad at a private London screening of Refuge in London, UK [File: Eamonn M. Mc Cormack/Getty]By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 19 Jun 202619 Jun 2026British Syrian activist Hassan Akkad has been detained by security forces in Damascus, in an alleged response to his online comments criticising a prominent journalist.
Akkad, founder of the Give Us the Money That You Owe! campaign, was taken into custody on Wednesday at about 9:45pm local time (18:45 GMT) while at a cafe in the capital’s al-Malki neighbourhood, the statement said.