KURDWATCH, June 17, 2011—Political activist Tahir Mahmud Hasaf (b. 1959, married, one child) was arrested on June 11, 2011, when he tried to request a certificate of good conduct in al-Qamishli. After four days in custody in al-Qamishli and al-Hasakah, he was transferred to Damascus. Prior to his arrest, Hasaf had participated in dissident demonstrations in al-Qamishli.