Theyโve killed him.
They must be held accountable.
The
#Syrian
gov kidnapped, disappeared & murdered my father in their notorious prisons w/o even charging him with a crime or a trial. Justice must be served. My father was a man of peace, love, an award winning psychotherapist
๐จ๐จ๐จ๐จThe
@BOFHcampaign
mourns the death of Dr. Majd Kamalmaz
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Statement By Jonathan Franks, Spokesperson for
@BOFHcampaign
The Bring Our Families Home Campaign mourns the death of one of its constituents, Dr. Majd Kamalmaz, in Syria.
Majd was an
My father just spent his 63rd birthday behind bars
#forciblydisappeared
. In the worst prisons in the world
#Syria
. Unjustly held for 4 years. With no charges or case against him. Without permission to contact his family. Absolute
#injustice
. We beg to just hear his voice ๐๐
Exactly 4 yrs ago was the last time we heard his voice. He called to tell my mom he had arrived safely to a family members house in Damascus,
#Syria
. The next day he was
#forciblydisappeared
into the Syrian black hole prisons. Vanished and unheard from like thousands of others.
Heartbroken? Yes ๐
Surprised? Not really
@POTUS
,
@SecBlinken
@PressSec
have never said my fathers name publicly. My fathers life is not as important as others.๐
Heโs not a celebrity or a journalist.. heโs just a psychotherapist.
But heโs still American. Isnโt that enough?
On Feb. 14, 2017, my father entered Syria legally. The next morning, he was out for his first trip in Damascus when he was unexpectedly detained by authorities. His detainment is unjust, cruel & has no purpose. Almost 4 yrs later & no word from him.
@FreeMajdK
The disappearance of a loved one is an extremely painful feeling. Especially when we haven't heard my fathers voice for 1293days/3.5yrs. What should have been a short trip to visit family in Syria has become a true nightmare. Praying for your safe release๐
#DayoftheDisappeared
Woke up really missing my dad today. ๐ Heโs such an amazing father & human being. So much pain & emotions surrounding his disappearance & unknown fate in
#Syria
โs brutal prisons.
I canโt believe weโve been unsuccessful for the past 7 yrs. Iโm sorry dad. ๐ โฆ
@FreeMajdK
โฉ
I can't believe we're nearing 4 years. When I first found out about his disappearance, I thought for sure a few hrs and he'd be freed.. he's an innocent man (so are majority of those detained). I'm in disbelief we're heading into another year & still haven't heard his voice. ๐๐
Thank you
@jaketapper
How can a government even call itself a sovereign government when it kidnapped, disappeared and murdered my innocent father without ever even charging him with a crime or a trial.
I'm going to continue retweeting this video of my father
@FreeMajdK
until the entire world knows what type of innocent & humble people are forcibly disappeared in
#Syria
Just less than 2 months before he was forcibly disappeared in Syrias dungeons he was awarded the Hearthmath Humanitarian of the year award..5 yrs later we still don't know anything about him.
@POTUS
@StateSPEHA
@brett_mcgurk
@jakejsullivan
@SecBlinken
bring our father home. ๐ฅ
Today is a heavy day. It marks the 5th yr since my father
@FreeMajdK
was forcibly disappeared at a checkpoint in
#Syria
. 5yrs still no case or charges against him & no progress by US gov. to bring him home. We still haven't heard his voice. How much longer?
@POTUS
@jakejsullivan
Ayoub had prepared a speech today for grandpa Majd..
โIf I got to meet you, I would hug you super hard.โ
#Syria
must be held accountable for grandpa Majdโs death.
Please do all that you can to bring my father home immediately. ๐
@POTUS
@SecPompeo
@StateSPEHA
My grandmother is ill in the hospital. My father is her only son and none stop worrying about him has made her health suffer tremendously. She needs him.
@FreeMajdK
The unknown is killing me. Where's my father? 4 yrs & no sign if he's Alive or Dead? Healthy or Sick? Mentally strong or Fallen? Will we ever see him again? Hear him again? I don't have the answer to anything. It's pure torture. How do families of
#Syria
's
#missingdetainees
cope?
The disappearance of my father and the inability to confirm his fate has entirely consumed my life, mind & soul. Itโs pure torture.
Iโm praying for the day we can officially confirm if heโs alive or not and bring him home no matter the circumstances.
@FreeMajdK
"He was unjustly detained at a checkpoint and completely disappeared. There's been no case, no trial, no word from him. We don't know if he's alive or not. 7 years later, still nothing from him."
-
@MKamalmaz
on her father,
@FreeMajdK
, held in Syria since 2017
@SecPompeo
@realDonaldTrump
Secretary Pompeo we're still praying for the release of my father
@FreeMajdK
before he completes his 4th year of unjust, cruel and pointless detainment in Syria. An award winning humanitarian and psychotherapist was never meant to be behind bars. We need him home ๐.
Just less than 2 months before he was forcibly disappeared in Syrias dungeons he was awarded the Hearthmath Humanitarian of the year award..5 yrs later we still don't know anything about him.
@POTUS
@StateSPEHA
@brett_mcgurk
@jakejsullivan
@SecBlinken
bring our father home. ๐ฅ
1537 days since we last heard from him.. That's 4 years, 2 month and 17 days... I'm keeping track.. each day has been excruciatingly painful. When will you bring him home
@POTUS
?
I am blessed & humbled to be this wonderful man's daughter.
He was chosen by God for this difficult test yet I'm sure even in the pits of darkness he's still doing what he does best, caring for others.
His heart is so pure & full of love for all.
Praying for his safe return ๐
Wishing my parents a happy 39th anniversary. Maybe next year my father will be finally home to celebrate. Praying he's alive and in good health. ๐
@FreeMajdK
He checked to make sure it was safe to enter Syria.. the Syrian gov. told him heโs all clear.. then they kidnapped, disappeared and KILLED him.
Now the world wants to normalize with this regime and send refugees back for the same fate.. unbelievable!!!
Today is DAY 3 since weโve announced my fathers passing and still no word from senior USG officials.
@POTUS
@VP
@SecBlinken
I understand my fathers case is complicated but Iโm certain senior USG officials could reach out to us & publicly comment about his passing.
My father is still in prison. And for what?? Why is a man with a beautiful gentle heart even behind bars? No crime, no charges & no word from him for over 4 yrs. He's an American citizen.. President
@JoeBiden
@POTUS
@ABlinken
@jakejsullivan
Please bring him home.
@FreeMajdK
In 1964 he won โThe Most Beautiful Childโ in
#Syria
. He was celebrated & awarded the car below.
Fast forward to 2024, the same country is now holding him
#HOSTAGE
until they complete negotiations with the US. For the past 7 yrs!!! ENOUGH ALREADY!!!!! Free my father!!
@FreeMajdK
My heart smiled today at the thought of
#JamesFoley
& my father
#MajdKamalmaz
together in heaven, lounging & chatting, enjoying the fruits of heaven ๐๏ธas two brothers, two beautiful souls who lived selfless noble lives.
@FoleyDi
is incredible, much love & respect! ๐๐
I may never know if he's alive or not.
The Syrian gov. stole him from us, there's no case or crime and they won't give us any information on his wellbeing. Pure injustice.
Yet, one thing is for sure.. this fights not over.
@FreeMajdK
Please watch my father receiving the Humanitarian of the year in 2016, only 2 month bfr he was unlawfully det. in Syria. We haven't heard his voice for nrly 3 yrs. Plse note how humble & good hearted he is. Our hearts aching for him! We need him home!
@realDonaldTrump
@SecPompeo
Amen.. Thank you
@GazelleSharmahd
we will always continue to pray for your fathers quick and safe return home. Nobody should ever be left behind. Itโs past time to
#bringthemhome
My co-witness at the hearing of the Committee of
@HouseForeign
affairs on behalf of families of hostages,
@MKamalmaz
announced that her family was given the dire news by the US Gov that they have confirmed that her father
#MajdKamalmaz
, a Syrian-American psychologist, who was
Today marks the 7th year since my father disappeared at a temporary checkpoint in
#Syria
.
Gone for:
7 years
2557 days
84 month
No crime, no case, no charges & no trial. Not even access to call family.
An innocent man held
#hostage
.
When will this end???
#FreeMajdKamalmaz
Sketch.
Devastating news about the murder of American psychotherapist Majd Kamalmaz, by the genocidal
#Assad
regime. Majd was a compassionate, therapist who dedicated his life to civilians traumatized by war and disasters. He was the loving father to
@MKamalmaz
JUSTICE
@POTUS
!
Congratulations to
@JoeBiden
and
@KamalaHarris
on their win. I'm very curious to see how the Biden administration is planning on handling American hostage cases. Our families have waited too long and it's past time for our innocent loved ones to come home.
@FreeMajdK
My father,
@FreeMajdK
:
1. Checked his name for clearance
2. Entered Syria legally
3. Was not political
4. Was not "wanted" by Syrians
Was
#forciblydisappeared
in LESS than 24hrs of arrival in Damascus.
4yrs later - still no charges against him.
He is a
#hostage
.
On Tuesday, June 11th to honor & commemorate the amazing life and tragic death of my father, humanitarian Majd Kamalmaz, the Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag will fly all day above the following Federal buildings:
- White House
- State Department
- Capitol Building
- Pentagon
.
@POTUS
and
@SecBlinken
will you finally speak up and say my fathers name. Youโve confirmed heโs passed but where is your outrage and loud voice on this tragic murder?????
Today marks the 6th year of my fathers unjust detainment in
#Syria
Still no crime, charges or case & no access to family. If only he was available today to do what he does best & treat the survivors of the
#earthquake
. โฆ
@FreeMajdK
โฉ
Isnโt it just so sad when a humanitarian risks his life to help children, women & those traumatized, yet when heโs in need of help.. heโs forgotten? On
#WorldHumanitarianDay
I recognize
@FreeMajdK
an award winning humanitarian forgotten in the unjust prisons of
#Syria
. 6.5 years.
With a heavy heart & after talking to the Kamalmaz family, we sadly announce that American psychotherapist Dr. Majd Kamalmaz has been declared dead in
#Syria
after his family met with different govt officials who confirmed this information. Our deepest condolences to Majdโs
With all that's going on btwn Turkey & Syria.. & the US pulling out.. don't forget our Father, Majd Kamalmaz & all other American hostages still in Syria. Today is our parents 37th anniv. instead of celebr. my mother is weeping. Please bring our father home!
@POTUS
@SecPompeo
There are not enough words to describe my gratitude to the most beautiful Mrs. Foley.. she turned a horrific and heartbreaking situation into an amazing foundation
@JamesFoleyFund
! Her support, love and commitment to helping families like ours is an absolute true blessing!
This week, we interview Diane Foley - founder and President of the James W Foley Legacy Foundation.
Less than a month after her sonโs murder by his captors, Diane founded the JWFLF to make Americans held hostage a priority for the US Gov.
Listen here:
His brother was murdered the same day they detained him yet his family was left in the unknown for 10 yrs.. praying & hoping he was still alive.
Sounds very familiar ๐.. unfortunate reality of hundreds of thousands kidnapped by Syrian govโฆ chances of survival are very slim.
Aujourdโhui le rรฉgime Asaad a informรฉ ma sลur que mon frรจre Mahmoud a รฉtรฉ exรฉcutรฉ le 8 avril 2015 le jour de son arrestation. Pendant 10 ans ma mรจre espรฉrait de le revoir.
I might not make it in time to see it in real life. Yet, seeing these pics of it fade & peel struck me real real deep.
Will I ever get to see him again? So painful.
@FreeMajdK
@BOFHcampaign
Photo credit:
@Shotsbyjamey
Today is Day 4 since weโve announced my fathers death at the hands of the Syrian government and still no word from President Biden & senior USG officials.
@POTUS
@VP
@SecBlinken
Iโm certain
@POTUS
& senior USG officials could reach out to us & publicly comment about his passing
With the activation of the Caesar Act sanctions, the U.S. is increasing economic pressure on the Assad regime, its cronies and enablers to stop the war in Syria. Read the full statement from
@SecPompeo
:
Today is Day 4 since weโve announced my fathers death at the hands of the Syrian government and still no word from President Biden & senior USG officials.
@POTUS
@VP
@SecBlinken
Iโm certain
@POTUS
& senior USG officials could reach out to us & publicly comment about his passing
Heโs an award winning humanitarian and psychotherapist whoโs been detained in Syriaโs unjust prisons without a crime, case or trial. Itโs been over 6.5 years. Until when? Bring โฆ
@FreeMajdK
โฉ home.
โฆ
@StateSPEHA
โฉ โฆ
@POTUS
โฉ โฆ
@SecBlinken
โฉ โฆ
@BOFHcampaign
โฉ
Much appreciation and love to
@HostageAid
for this very thoughtful and compassionate award to honor my father and his legacy! ๐ Iโm very honored to receive an unexpected award myself, thank you so much!! ๐๐
๐๐ผ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ & ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐บ๐ฎ๐: ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ:
โWe come together today to celebrate Majd, a fallen hero, a selfless human being, a giving person who sacrificed everything to serve
Never would I have ever imagined my father's picture be used in this way.. especially a Congressional taskforce designed with him in mind. May this be a doorway for the freedom of all American Hostages & the freedom of all unjustly detained in
#Syria
๐
Today, for
#WorldHumanitarianDay
I recognize my father, Majd Kamalmaz. He lived and breathed to help those in suffering around the world. In the pics attached he had arranged for an awards ceremony for Syrian refugee children after they completed the "I can.." program.
My eyes are full of tears after reading through this absolutely beautiful tribute.. thank you Dr. Khalid Hamza for bringing my father back to life and for describing just how special and compassionate he really was. ๐๐
A beautiful
#tribute
by Dr. Khalid Hamza for Dr. Majd Kamalmaz, shared by
#SAMS
Psychosocial Committee. The US informed Dr. Kamalmaz's family that he had died in captivity after being detained by the
#Syrian
Government in 2017. Read the full tribute here:
Unfortunately
@POTUS
does NOT treat ALL Americans equally.
Not once has he ever called or invited us, or even said my fathers name.
My father was kidnapped & held hostage for nearly 7 yrs by a terrorist regime yet my family is not an equal priority to
@POTUS
. Sad.
@FreeMajdK
I just sat down with the loved ones of Americans taken hostage by Hamas to hear their stories.
I reassured them that I will continue doing everything possible to secure the release of their family members.
And that we will not give up hope.
Majd Kamalmaz, an American citizen, was detained and killed by Syrian authorities. Another American citizen and journalist Austin Tice remains in Syrian captivity. Multiple administrations have failed them.
My deepest and most sincere condolences to Majdโs family.
My family is very thankful to โฆ
@SenatorMenendez
โฉ for mentioning my father Majd Kamalmaz
@FreeMajdK
โฉ by name at the hearing. We are very concerned for my fathers safety & health. We need him home. SFRC Chairman Menendez Opening Remarks at Hearing
Wafa Mustafa hasn't heard from her dad since he went missing in July 2013.
She, like tens of thousands of others whose loved ones have gone missing in Syria, believes he's being detained by the government and is still searching for him
It was an honor meeting congressman
@RepFrenchHill
today! We're humbled by his efforts to help and the laughter and joy he brought to
#freemajd
grandchildren! We're very optimistic for our fathers return home.. please keep all prayers coming!
In 5 days it will be SEVEN years ๐ข
โฉโฆ
@POTUS
โฉ: WHAT HAPPENED TO MY FATHER???
Seven years and not a word from him.
Why is my fatherโs life not as significant to you as others???
When will you prioritize his safety and bring him home??? โฆ
@FreeMajdK
Thank you
@jmhansler
. Iโm positive had my fathers case been treated with urgency from the very beginning we wouldnโt be in this misery right now. More than 5 years and we still havenโt heard his voice. Painful ๐
@FreeMajdK
@BOFHcampaign
@POTUS
Joined
@ChristineRomans
on
@EarlyStart
to discuss growing frustration among families of wrongful detainees that their loved ones cases are not being treated with enough urgency and their message to the administration: they want to meet with President Biden
Itโs a blessing to celebrate our freedom today, yet very disheartening that over 60 innocent Americans are unjustly detained & held hostage all over the world. Including my father
@FreeMajdK
Their freedom should be top priority for the US Gov.
@BOFHcampaign
#bringthemhome
Today is his 64th birthday. I promised to cont. retweeting this video. This is my father, an American citizen who for the 5th year is spending his birthday ALONE & UNJUSTLY detained in
#Syria
.. NO charges, crime or case. What is
@POTUS
doing to bring his citizens home?
@FreeMajdK
May God give you strength to survive this nightmare. I wish the โฆUSGโฉ put more effort to free you. You helpd thsnds during the most diff times of their lives yet your Gov. is unable to help you. Iโm thinking of you every night. Stay strong weโll find a way to bring you home
This is fascinating.. thank you for sharing
@AminaKhoulani
Iโm so sorry for your loss.. May their souls rest in peace ๐ So many innocent lives stolen ๐
I met MajdKamalmaz in many events in Lebanon,was honest and respectful man My deepest condolences to his family and all his loved ones
@MKamalmaz
Years ago we received the same news about my brothers being killed in Assadโs prisons I feel everything you are going through now ๐
DC, VA family & friends please join us tomorrow in Georgetown at 5:30pm as we reveal the new BOFH mural. So many loved ones still wrongfully detained abroad.. these are innocent Americans waiting for
@POTUS
to
#bringthemhome
before they meet a similar fate as my father. ๐
On this sultry day we are getting an early start putting up our refreshed wheat paste mural in Georgetown with
@isaacampbellart
.
Don't forget to join us tomorrow at 5:30 pm to hear from our families.
#BringThemHome
We are heartbroken ๐
#MajdKamalmaz
is presumed to have perished while being held unjustly captive in Syria. He was a humanitarian, a beloved family member, and a U.S. citizen. He deserved freedom and his family deserves that his captors are held accountable for his tragic loss.
My heart aches for the family of Dr. Majd Kamalmaz, the Syrian-American psychotherapist and humanitarian worker who traveled around the world helping people heal. He was captured by Assadโs regime and, as we learned yesterday, eventually killed. I met Dr. Kamalmazโs daughter
President Biden
@POTUS
please take concern with all cases and not with those you wish. Will my father
@freemajdk
be the next case of an American left behind?
Thank you
@ElizHagedorn
for this very well written article.
Our father has been missing since February 2017. Mr.Trump, you are our only hope to bring him back safely. We have faith in your negotiation skills. Please help
#FreeMajd
@POTUS
@FLOTUS
@realDonaldTrump
This
#MoralCourageMonday
, the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation would like to recognize all Americans currently held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad. We will not stop advocating for their release!
#BringAmericansHome
The family of an American psychotherapist detained in Syria says the U.S. government has informed them he has died in custody. Majd Kamalmaz was one of a half dozen Americans believed held by Bashar al-Assadโs regime.
In 1964 Majd won "The most beautiful child" in Syria & awarded car pictured below. In 2019 he's been held hostage for nrly 1000 dys in the same country that adored him. Majd never committed a crime. As a therapist, he's only given love & compassion to all. Please let him free!
President Biden
@POTUS
the Hostage & Wrongful Detainee Flag was flying at the White House yesterday for my father but your silence scares us & the rest of America. An innocent Americans death of at the hands of another government should not be met with silence.
President Biden has yet to call the Kamalmaz family after the death of American psychotherapist Majd Kamalmaz in Syria's prison system. They plan on filing a civil lawsuit against the Syrian regime in the coming weeks.
@MKamalmaz
@SoccerMouaz
Yes, it is enough.
Majd Kalmalmaz was an American. And he was abducted and killed by Bashar al Assad and his regime. And there should be consequences for that.
Grateful to have been on the call with
@SecBlinken
and
@StateSPEHA
today. It was a pleasure to meet Secretary of State Blinken and reassuring and comforting to know the new administration is just as committed to bringing our loved ones home.
@FreeMajdK
In my call with families of loved ones held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad, I reaffirmed that their family members are a top priority in our diplomatic engagements. We will continue to use every tool and resource available under U.S. law to bring Americans home.
Happy Fatherโs Day my dear father ๐. We miss you, the grandkids miss you! May God reunite us all soon ๐ Such a painful experience not knowing anything.. Praying heโs in good mental and physical health ๐ โฆ
@FreeMajdK
โฉ
This is insane!
Russia, Syria and Iran are pros at creating sham trials.. Evan Gershkovich is absolutely innocent and should have been home yesterday before today.
#FreeEvanGershkovich
#bringthemhome
Itโs Friday July 19, 2024.
WSJโs Evan Gershkovich was detained by the Russian FSB Mar 29, 2023. 1 year & 111 days ago
HE WAS JUST โCONVICTEDโ AND SENTENCED TO 16 YEARS IN A SHAM TRIAL
JOURNALISM IS NOT A CRIME!
FREE EVAN NOW!
#IStandWithEvan
Covid19 is spreading like wild fire in Syria. My father will be shocked to learn the family he went in to visit is passing away before he ever made it to them. He just lost another uncle. Praying the virus doesn't make it's way to him.
#COVID19
#coronavirus
@FreeMajdK
American psychotherapist Majd Kamalmaz has been held hostage in Syria since Feb 2017.
His daughter,
@MKamalmaz
tells us what the US government needs to do better to bring her father home to the US.
Listen to the full episode here:
Absolutely frustrated with โฆ
@POTUS
โฉ.. itโs NOT justifiable to ignore this American kidnapped & held HOSTAGE in the WORST prisons in the world without any contact to his family. โฆ7 years is too long yet you pick and choose who to bring home.. youโve failed us โฆ
@POTUS
โฉ
I condemn
#Assad
โs brutal murder of American Majd Kamalmaz. Biden has a moral imperative to
#FreeAustinTice
& seek accountability for Assadโs war crimes. Failure to impose costs lets Assad murder with impunity.
Demands from
#Syria
to release unjustly detained Americans:
1. Removal of sanctions
2. Withdrawal of US troops from Syria
3. Restoration of diplomatic relations.
Demands that make it nearly impossible for a negotiation and release of my father ๐ฅ
@FreeMajdK