They were detained in connection with an arrest warrant for Eva’s father, sparking angry reactions over the incident.
The young woman Eva Khitam Barem and her mother, lawyer Afet Hassan, have been released hours after being detained at the Criminal Police headquarters in the city of Afrin, following their arrest over a case involving Eva’s father, musician Khitam Barem.
According to media sources, the Criminal Police arrested 19-year-old Eva Khitam Barem on Thursday, August 6, 2026, following a raid on her family’s home in the Sheikh Maqsood neighborhood of Aleppo city, based on an arrest warrant issued for her father.
The sources clarified that a Criminal Police patrol raided the house while Eva was inside, conducted a search, and informed her that the purpose of the raid was to arrest her father. They added that Eva made a phone call to her father in Kurdish; however, the patrol officers claimed she was warning him, leading to her subsequent arrest and transfer to the Criminal Police headquarters in Afrin.
Furthermore, media sources noted that Criminal Police officers informed the young woman’s family that she would not be released until her father surrendered himself.
The sources pointed out that Eva Khitam Barem and her mother, lawyer Afet Hassan, were later released hours after their detention at the Criminal Police headquarters in Afrin.
The incident sparked angry reactions amid criticisms asserting that the young woman’s detention occurred as a result of the pursuit of her father, with critics describing the action as “taking the girl as a hostage.”
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