Ahmad Mustafa Ben Mohamed, aka Pir Rostom
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The troubling trend of disappearances in Syria continues. On 5 November 2009, Ahmed Mustafa Ben Mohamed, a Syrian Kurdish political activist and human rights defender usually known by his penname Pir Rostom, was disappeared following his arrest by Political Security forces from Aleppo. On 2 December 2009, Mohamed Daher, a Lebanese national, was disappeared following his arrest by the Syrian General Security forces at the Lebanese Syrian border, whilst traveling from Lebanon to Syria.