Wafa Mustafa
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Wafa Mustafa | |
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| Citizenship | Syria |
| Education | Bard College Berlin |
| Occupation | Journalist |
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Wafa Mustafa (b. 1989 or 1990 (age 34–35))[1] is a Syrian journalist and activist who campaigns for the release of Syrian detainees. As an activist and former member of Families for Freedom, Mustafa has extensively lobbied the United Nations Security Council to call for the release of the names and locations of all those that Syrian authorities have in captivity.[2] She calls for all detainees in Syria to be freed, whether they are held by the Assad regime or by opposition groups, though she also supports the public demonstrations that began in 2011 against the government of Bashar al-Assad.[1]
Mustafa also campaigns for international recognition of Syrian refugees and against normalized international relations with the Assad regime.[1]
Mustafa was born in Masyaf and is the eldest of three daughters.[3] Mustafa's family was politically active and liberal, and her father took Wafa to demonstrations in Damascus in support of Palestine starting at age 10. Mustafa protested in front of the Libyan embassy at the beginning of the First Libyan Civil War, and when Syrian authorities attacked protesters and the Syrian civil war began, she became involved in protests.[1]