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Family Urges Germany To Secure Release Of Detained Journalist

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The family of Eva Maria Michelmann is calling on the German government to increase diplomatic efforts for her release from Syria. Michelmann, a 36-year-old woman from North Rhine-Westphalia, has been in detention in the Rojava autonomous region. She was known for advocating for minority rights and reporting on Turkish media. Her family reported her situation in late February and has since received a sign of life. The brother of Eva Maria Michelmann, a German journalist reportedly abducted and tortured abroad, is calling for high-level political intervention. Antonius Michelmann, a teacher in Cologne, is using social media alongside his students to raise awareness about his sister's fate. The family is demanding that the German Federal Government make her release a top priority. The journalist, who has been imprisoned since 2021, was reportedly tortured and abducted.

The family of Eva Maria Michelmann is calling on the German government to increase diplomatic efforts for her release from Syria. Michelmann, a 36-year-old woman from North Rhine-Westphalia, has been in detention in the Rojava autonomous region. She was known for advocating for minority rights and reporting on Turkish media. Her family reported her situation in late February and has since received a sign of life. The brother of Eva Maria Michelmann, a German journalist reportedly abducted and tortured abroad, is calling for high-level political intervention. Antonius Michelmann, a teacher in Cologne, is using social media alongside his students to raise awareness about his sister's fate. The family is demanding that the German Federal Government make her release a top priority. The journalist, who has been imprisoned since 2021, was reportedly tortured and abducted. The individual served as a correspondent for Gazeta Viborcha and received the EU Parliament's Sakharov Prize last year. Reporters Without Borders noted that 21 journalists remain imprisoned in Belarus.

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Deutschlandfunk

“Eva Maria Michelmann in Haft in Syrien. Ende Februar machte ihre Familie auf das Schicksal der 36-jährigen Aufmerksam. [...] Doch die Familie fordert, die Bundesregierung müsse noch mehr tun für eine Freilassung.”

Deutschlandfunk

“Wir erwarten von der Bundesregierung, dass sie das jetzt absolut zur Chefsache macht. Das ist eine deutsche Journalistin, die im Ausland festgehalten wird, gefoltert wird, die verschleppt wurde.”

Deutschlandfunk

“deutsche Journalistin, die im Ausland festgehalten wird, gefoltert wird, die verschleppt wurde. Und Korrespondent für die Gazeta Viborcha war seit 2021 inhaftiert.”

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