A Duhok court has sentenced journalist Suleyman Ahmed to three years in prison.
Ahmed, a Syrian Kurd and Arabic service editor at Rojnews, has been detained for 279 days.
Ahmed was arrested by KDP Security Forces at the Semalka Border Crossing while returning from his father’s funeral in Aleppo, Northern Syria. On October 31, 2023, the Duhok Security Directorate accused Ahmed of being a ‘PKK agent’, though no evidence was provided. They claimed his arrest was unrelated to his journalistic work.
Ahmed, had proper documentation and press credentials, and that his work was strictly journalistic. Ahmed had been living in Sulaimani for over four years prior to his arrest.
