ERBIL — A Kurdish writer and poet has been abducted by forces from the Democratic Union Party (PYD) in the town of Darbasiya, Hasakah province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Sunday.

The SOHR report raises concerns that Ghamgin Ramo may face torture or become one of the many individuals who have gone missing in similar circumstances.

In recent months, the PYD has been implicated in numerous arrests and kidnappings, particularly targeting journalists, activists, and members of the Kurdish National Council in Syria (ENKS). The arrests have sparked fears of increasing repression by the PYD in areas under their control.

In early July, widespread protests erupted in Syrian Kurdistan, also known as Rojava, against the ongoing detentions and abductions carried out by groups affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

During these protests, PYD forces reportedly kidnapped several high-ranking members of the ENKS, including Suleiman Oso, the president of the council, and other prominent figures.

The protests were marked by violence, with PKK-affiliated youths reportedly attacking demonstrators, resulting in injuries to Naif Abdullah, a leader in the Kurdistan Democratic Party-Syria, lawyer Mohammad Mustafa, a leader in the Kurdish Yekiti Party - Syria, and several other participants.