The family of Syrian film producer Orwa Nyrabia sounded the alarm on Saturday after completely losing contact with their son who had been on his way to leaving the country, an opposition group cited them as saying.
Nyrabia had left to Damascus International Airport to arrive in Cairo at 5:00 p.m. (local time) on Friday, but his family lost contact with him shortly after he reached the Syrian capital’s airport, the Local Coordination Committees reported his family members as saying.
After contacting the Egyptian airlines, his relatives learned that Nyrabia did not board the plane, indicating that the Syrian authorities might have arrested him before his flight.
Nyrabia had left to Damascus International Airport to arrive in Cairo at 5:00 p.m. (local time) on Friday, but his family lost contact with him shortly after he reached the Syrian capital’s airport, the Local Coordination Committees reported his family members as saying.
After contacting the Egyptian airlines, his relatives learned that Nyrabia did not board the plane, indicating that the Syrian authorities might have arrested him before his flight.
On June 2012, Al Arabiya interviewed Nyrabia to find out information about the death of the Syrian filmmaker, Bassel Chehade.
Chehade, a native from Damascus and a friend of Nyrabia, was reported to have been training citizen journalists and filming attacks on the residents of the central city of Homs by the regime forces.
In the interview Nyrabia said: “Bassel was the kindest person one could meet. He was a very humble, energetic and a timid man all together … While talking to him, you would have never guessed how brave he is.”
“Bassel believed in a democratic Syria where all citizens are equal, respect their rights and their plurality,” he added.
The film producer, born in 1977, is the director of DoxBox, the Independent Documentary Film Festival in Syria.
He launched DoxBox with another producer, Diana el-Jeiroudi, in 2008, which quickly grew to become the largest and most significant documentary film festival in the Arab region, the Sarajevo film festival website said.
In 2002, Diana and Nyrabia started Proaction Film, which is today the only independent documentary film outfit operating in Syria. Most of the films they produce tackle human rights, gender and social justice issues.
To protest against violence in Syria, the two producers decided not to hold the fifth edition of the festival last year. Instead, the two initiated a Global Day for Syria, screening Syrian documentaries in 38 cities around the world on March 15, the date of the first anniversary of the Syrian revolution.
Chehade, a native from Damascus and a friend of Nyrabia, was reported to have been training citizen journalists and filming attacks on the residents of the central city of Homs by the regime forces.
In the interview Nyrabia said: “Bassel was the kindest person one could meet. He was a very humble, energetic and a timid man all together … While talking to him, you would have never guessed how brave he is.”
“Bassel believed in a democratic Syria where all citizens are equal, respect their rights and their plurality,” he added.
The film producer, born in 1977, is the director of DoxBox, the Independent Documentary Film Festival in Syria.
He launched DoxBox with another producer, Diana el-Jeiroudi, in 2008, which quickly grew to become the largest and most significant documentary film festival in the Arab region, the Sarajevo film festival website said.
In 2002, Diana and Nyrabia started Proaction Film, which is today the only independent documentary film outfit operating in Syria. Most of the films they produce tackle human rights, gender and social justice issues.
To protest against violence in Syria, the two producers decided not to hold the fifth edition of the festival last year. Instead, the two initiated a Global Day for Syria, screening Syrian documentaries in 38 cities around the world on March 15, the date of the first anniversary of the Syrian revolution.
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