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A protest in The Hague calling for an end to the abduction of Syrian women and related abuses.
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the “Sarkha” group held a protest in The Hague, the Netherlands. At the same time, Syrian and European activists displayed banners in various parts of Europe, calling for an end to the abduction of Syrian women and related abuses.
One of the group’s founders told the Sweida Center for Documentation and Media that the campaign, titled “Stop the Abduction of Syrian Women,” aims to highlight cases of women abducted in Syria from 2011 to the present, without distinction based on religious or ethnic affiliation.
The founder added that the campaign gives particular attention to the abduction of Alawite women, especially cases with sectarian motives, and rejects any attempt to dilute the issue or downplay its seriousness. The campaign also addresses the cases of Druze women in Sweida, as well as Kurdish and Sunni women, who have been subjected to abduction, assault, exploitation, torture, or blackmail for various reasons.
The founder stressed that the group does not represent any one sect or community, but seeks to provide a shared platform for every Syrian woman who has experienced abduction or abuse. The campaign’s upcoming discussions, they said, will address the different forms of abduction in Syria.
