KURDWATCH, January 20, 2011—On January 16, 2011, ʿAbdulkarim Farsanda ʿAbdulkarim (b. 1983) was arrested at the Nusaybin/al-Qamishli border crossing upon entry from Turkey. The reason for his arrest is not yet known. ʿAbdulkarim is currently being held in pretrial detention in al-Hasakah by the Political Security Directorate.