Mazen Hamada
1977–2024
- Nationality
- Syria
- Occupation
- technician
Mazen al-Hamada (Arabic: ٠از٠اÙØ٠ادة, romanized: MÄzin al-ḤamÄda; (1977-07-03)3 July 1977 - c.
Incarceration history
Facilities
- Sednaya PrisonDates unknown
Biography
Mazen al-Hamada (Arabic: ٠از٠اÙØ٠ادة, romanized: MÄzin al-ḤamÄda; (1977-07-03)3 July 1977 - c. (2024-12-00)December 2024) was a Syrian activist from Deir ez-Zor. Hamada was imprisoned and tortured for more than a year and a half for participating in anti-government protests in the context of the Arab Spring in 2011. After being exiled from Syria, he became an asylum seeker in the Netherlands. While residing in Europe, he testified to the abuse he had suffered and witnessed. Hamada became internationally known for his testimony on the crimes of the Ba'athist regime. In 2020, Hamada decided to return to Syria, only to become the victim of enforced disappearance, when he was arrested upon arrival at the airport by Syrian intelligence. His body was found in Sednaya Prison's morgue on December 9, 2024 after the fall of the Assad regime. His funeral, held on 12 December, was attended by hundreds of Syrians; he has since been hailed as a martyr and a symbol of the Syrian opposition.
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