According to the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP), members of minority groups in Syria continue to be attacked on a daily basis. At a press conference, STP Middle East expert Dr. Kamal Sido, together with members of the Druze community from al-Suwaida, will report on the devastating situation in Syria, make demands on German politicians, and explain the background.

The press conference will take place following a meeting with Member of Parliament Johannes Volkmann (CDU). The STP and members of the Druze minority will present him with an appeal to the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Committee on Development and Cooperation, of which Volkmann is a member. Among other things, the appeal calls for greater efforts to end the humanitarian blockade of al-Suwaida and for humanitarian border crossings to Jordan and Israel.

We cordially invite you to the STP's press conference:

When:

Thursday, September 11, 2025, starting at 4 p.m.

Where:

At the STP office in Berlin, Reinhardtstraße 27b, 10117 Berlin.

Participants:

Dr. Kamal Sido, Middle East expert at the Society for Threatened Peoples (STP). He comes from northern Syria and traveled through Syria in April 2025. During his trip, he also visited the Druze region in the south of the country and met with the most important Druze leaders, including Sheikh Hikmet Hajari.

Ghada Bouhsas, Druze from al-Suweida. She has been living in Germany since 2017. She is currently studying at Chemnitz University of Technology.

Dr. Maher Tyfour, German Druze. He comes from al-Suwaida and has been living in Germany since 2009. He works as a teacher in Saxony and has been involved with the STP since 2011.

Registration:

Please register to participate at presse@gfbv.de.

Following the statements, you will have the opportunity to ask questions, take photos, and conduct individual interviews. We kindly ask you to announce any interview requests in advance so that we can coordinate the appointments. You can reach us by email at presse@gfbv.de or by phone at 0551 49906-21. For questions regarding content, please contact Dr. Kamal Sido at k.sido@gfbv.de or 0173/6733980.

This press release was translated from German to English using AI. If you come across errors or ambiguities, please contact us at presse@gfbv.de.