Razan Zaitouneh | |
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رزان زيتونة | |
 Undated picture of Razan Zaitouneh | |
| Born | 29 April 1977 |
| Disappeared | 9 December 2013 (aged 36)
[1] Douma, Syria[1] |
| Status | Missing for 10 years, 10 months and 23 days[2] |
| Education | Law degree |
| Occupation | Human rights lawyer |
| Organization(s) | Local Coordination Committees of Syria,[1] Violations Documentation Center in Syria[1] |
| Known for | human rights activism during the civil uprising and early insurgency phases of the Syrian Civil War[1] |
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[3] and her husband was arrested.[4] Zaitouneh has documented human rights in Syria for the Local Coordination Committees of Syria.[5] 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.[1][2]
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2021Mar_still_missingwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Syrian Activist In Hiding: 'If We Didn't Believe We Will Win, We Couldn't Bear All This'". Radio Liberty. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ Beaumont, Peter (21 May 2011). "Syria's defiant women risk all to protest against President Bashar al-Assad". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ "Syrian woman activist wins human rights award". Amnesty International. 7 October 2011. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.