Assad security forces have released the Syrian artist Youssef Abdelke after five weeks of detentions.
Abdelke wife Hala Alabdalla, a prominent film-make has announced the releasing of her Husband on her Facebook page, thanking everyone who stood in solidarity with the International artist.
Alabdalla sadly commented on Abdelke's photo after being freed, It's not five years of imprisonment, as the photo shows its only five weeks, in hint to the brutal practices of security forces within the torture chambers.
Abdelke whose works are displayed in museums around the world had been arrested at a security checkpoint in the western port city of Tartus two days previously, along with two fellow members of the Communist Labour Party.
Abdelke, born in 1951, is also a member of the
internal opposition National Coordination Body for Democratic Change (NCB).
He has been jailed in the past by the Syrian authorities.
Abdelke's friends and family have rallied around his wife Hala and launched a campaign on Facebook calling for his release from jail.
"His detention may be a small thing when compared to the bloody violence and destruction (gripping Syria) but it's still unacceptable," Alabdalla said month ago, according to Agencies.
Editing by Mohamed Hamdan
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