Kurdish folk singer Abd al-Rahman Mohammed Omar, who performs under the name of Bave Selah, was released on 5 March, after being arrested by Syrian security forces on 24 January.
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Israeli lawmakers: Don't evict tens of thousands of Bedouin citizens
A draft Israeli law would enable the government to forcibly evict tens of thousands of Bedouin citizens from their homes in dozens of communities in the Negev/Naqab desert.