nationality birth_date known_for article_title name occupation organization
syrian c. 1977 2011 imprisonment shibal ibrahim
 shibal ibrahim kurdish rights activist union of young kurds in syria
shibal ibrahim

shibal ibrahim -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- born c. 1977 -rrb- is an activist for kurdish rights in qamishly , syria .
he is a member of the union of young kurds in syria , a group which organizes pro-reform protests in predominantly kurdish areas .
on 22 september 2011 , ibrahim was arrested at his family home by plainclothes security officers and is being held incommunicado .
his family alleges that marks on his body indicate that he was tortured while in custody .
in january 2012 , amnesty international designated him a prisoner of conscience `` detained solely for his activism '' , called for his immediate release , and launched a letter-writing campaign on his behalf .
his arrest was also protested by the committees for the defense of freedoms and human rights in syria .
