Overview
- The German Foreign Ministry said Thursday it gained direct access to Eva-Maria Michelmann and is now providing consular care.
- A German embassy representative visited her in a Damascus prison under the eye of Syrian security, according to her lawyer, while the ministry has not confirmed the location.
- Her family and lawyer report she was kept in isolation for more than three months and that her health is weakened.
- Relatives demand immediate visits by independent doctors, legal counsel, and family members, along with her release.
- Witness statements from former Syrian Democratic Forces detainees freed in an April 11 prisoner swap helped confirm her location after Syrian authorities publicly denied holding her.