RAZAN ZAITOUNEH


Razan Zaitouneh
Razan Zaitouneh
  • Born: April 29, 1977
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  • Profession: Human Rights Lawyer

Razan Zaitouneh 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 and her husband was arrested. Zaitouneh has documented human rights in Syria for the Local Coordination Committees of Syria. Zaitouneh was kidnapped on 9 December 2013, most likely by Jaysh al-Islam. As of August 2018, her fate remained unknown. It was suspected that she had been killed.