KURDWATCH, May 30, 2012—ʿUthman Hamu and Mahmud ʿAbdurrahman Hasan (b. 1985 in al‑Malikiyah) were released from custody on May 9 and May 7 respectively. The two supporters of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) were arrested by the State Security Service on May 2, 2012 in Wadi al‑Mashariʿ (Zorava) in Damascus [further information on the case]. Both were tortured.