They’ve 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
🚨🚨🚨🚨The
@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 😞💔
والدي مجد كم الماز #معتقل في #سورية بعد شهرين من حصوله على جائزة افضل معالج نفسي انساني للأطفال والنساء ، هذه حقيقة الناس الأبرياء المعتقلة في سورية والى الان منذ خمسة سنوات لا احد يعلم عنه شيئًا
@FreeMajdK
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 💔
Surprised? Not really
@POTUS
,
@SecBlinken
@PressSec
have never said my fathers name publicly. My fathers life is not as important as others.😞
He’s not a celebrity or a journalist.. he’s just a psychotherapist.
But he’s still American. Isn’t 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 release🙏
#DayoftheDisappeared
Woke up really missing my dad today. 😔 He’s such an amazing father & human being. So much pain & emotions surrounding his disappearance & unknown fate in
#Syria
’s brutal prisons.
I can’t believe we’ve been unsuccessful for the past 7 yrs. I’m sorry dad. 💔
@FreeMajdK
اللهم ياقوي ياعزيز يا ناصر المظلومين فك أسر والدي مجد كم الماز ورده إلينا سالمًا، وجميع المأسورين المظلومين.
اربع سنوات مرت على غيابه اسيراً في ظلام وحدة السجن مرت بثقلها وتعبها وهمومها ودموعها والانتظار أصعب مافيها.
غاب عنا بجسده ولكنه ماغاب بروحه فهو معنا في كل لحظة من حياتنا
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. 😔💔
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. 😥
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.
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
والدي مجد كم الماز #معتقل في #سورية بعد شهرين من حصوله على جائزة افضل معالج نفسي انساني للأطفال والنساء ، هذه حقيقة الناس الأبرياء المعتقلة في سورية والى الان منذ خمسة سنوات لا احد يعلم عنه شيئًا
@FreeMajdK
Please do all that you can to bring my father home immediately. 🙏
@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
لا تتسع الكلمات لوصف هذا #الأبّ العظيم الذي وهب حياته من أجل إسعاد كل من حوله. منذ #اعتقاله وفقدانه لاكثر من ثلاث سنوات في #سوريا ترك الما كبيراً في حياتنا وندعوا الله بعودته سالما بأسرع وقت.
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. It’s pure torture.
I’m praying for the day we can officially confirm if he’s 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
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. 😥
@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 🙏.
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 🙏
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. 😔
@FreeMajdK
Today is DAY 3 since we’ve announced my fathers passing and still no word from senior USG officials.
@POTUS
@VP
@SecBlinken
I understand my fathers case is complicated but I’m 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 “The Most Beautiful Child” 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
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
My heart smiled today at the thought of
#JamesFoley
& my father
#MajdKamalmaz
together in heaven, lounging & chatting, enjoying the fruits of heaven 🕊️as two brothers, two beautiful souls who lived selfless noble lives.
@FoleyDi
is incredible, much love & respect! 💖🙏
Amen.. Thank you
@GazelleSharmahd
we will always continue to pray for your fathers quick and safe return home. Nobody should ever be left behind. It’s 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
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
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
!
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
.
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
.
@POTUS
and
@SecBlinken
will you finally speak up and say my fathers name. You’ve confirmed he’s passed but where is your outrage and loud voice on this tragic murder?????
Isn’t it just so sad when a humanitarian risks his life to help children, women & those traumatized, yet when he’s in need of help.. he’s 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 Majd’s
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
.
@FreeMajdK
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 son’s murder by his captors, Diane founded the JWFLF to make Americans held hostage a priority for the US Gov.
Listen here:
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 we’ve announced my fathers death at the hands of the Syrian government and still no word from President Biden & senior USG officials.
@POTUS
@VP
@SecBlinken
I’m certain
@POTUS
& senior USG officials could reach out to us & publicly comment about his passing
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 we’ve announced my fathers death at the hands of the Syrian government and still no word from President Biden & senior USG officials.
@POTUS
@VP
@SecBlinken
I’m certain
@POTUS
& senior USG officials could reach out to us & publicly comment about his passing
He’s an award winning humanitarian and psychotherapist who’s been detained in Syria’s unjust prisons without a crime, case or trial. It’s been over 6.5 years. Until when? Bring
@FreeMajdK
home.
@StateSPEHA
@POTUS
@SecBlinken
@BOFHcampaign
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
🙏
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.
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.
My family is very thankful to
@SenatorMenendez
for mentioning my father Majd Kamalmaz
@FreeMajdK
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
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. 🙏💖
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:
كل عام و الجميع بخير وصحة و عافية و إن شاء الله يكون عام فيه الفرج والحرية لجميع #المعتقلين المظلومين يارب
الله يفك اسر الوالد مجد كم الماز و يرجعه بالسلامة يارب
@FreeMajdK
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 Majd’s family.
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!
Thank you
@jmhansler
. I��m positive had my fathers case been treated with urgency from the very beginning we wouldn’t be in this misery right now. More than 5 years and we still haven’t heard his voice. Painful 💔
@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
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
In 5 days it will be SEVEN years 😢
@POTUS
: WHAT HAPPENED TO MY FATHER???
Seven years and not a word from him.
Why is my father’s life not as significant to you as others???
When will you prioritize his safety and bring him home???
@FreeMajdK
It’s 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
This is fascinating.. thank you for sharing
@AminaKhoulani
I’m so sorry for your loss.. May their souls rest in peace 🙏 So many innocent lives stolen 😞
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 Assad’s prisons I feel everything you are going through now 💔
May God give you strength to survive this nightmare. I wish the USG 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. I’m thinking of you every night. Stay strong we’ll find a way to bring you home
We are heartbroken 💔
#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.
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-Assad’s regime.
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
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.
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 Assad’s regime and, as we learned yesterday, eventually killed. I met Dr. Kamalmaz’s daughter
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
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!
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.
Absolutely frustrated with
@POTUS
.. it’s NOT justifiable to ignore this American kidnapped & held HOSTAGE in the WORST prisons in the world without any contact to his family. 7 years is too long yet you pick and choose who to bring home.. you’ve failed us
@POTUS
Happy Father’s Day my dear father 💝. We miss you, the grandkids miss you! May God reunite us all soon 🙏 Such a painful experience not knowing anything.. Praying he’s in good mental and physical health 😔
@FreeMajdK
I condemn
#Assad
’s brutal murder of American Majd Kamalmaz. Biden has a moral imperative to
#FreeAustinTice
& seek accountability for Assad’s war crimes. Failure to impose costs lets Assad murder with impunity.
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:
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
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 😥
@FreeMajdK
Wow, thank you
@brittneygriner
! I can’t wait to read your new book!
Thank you
@broadcastbev
your right.. it’s definitely the administrations turn to
#speakupforMajd
.. it’s so important to recognize all citizens.
President Biden’s message is loud & clear. Our family members who are HOSTAGES & unjustly detained for years are absolutely NOT a priority. We sat outside his door in the cold hoping he would invite us in yet nothing.
President Biden does NOT treat ALL citizens equally.
CURRENTLY: The
@BOFHcampaign
families are staging a holiday meal in Lafayette Park.
Seems the
@WhiteHouse
is going to meet (again) with the Gaza families while leaving ours out on the street (again).
It’s almost like they’re trying to intentionally disrespect our families.
New from me in
@AlMonitor
: Majd Kamalmaz, an American psychotherapist detained in Syria, has been moved to an unknown location. His family is now asking for help finding him.
The last time we saw him we celebrated his 59th birthday. Today he turns 66, Happy birthday dad. Forcibly disappeared for 7 years in the worst prisons in the world is like an eternity waiting for
@POTUS
to prioritize your existence.
@BOFHcampaign
@StateSPEHA
Those who knew Majd (aka PeacePro) also knew his beautiful heart. This picture of Majd embracing a refugee child reveals his true self... May God protect him and return him home safely.
Wonderful news!!! Welcome home loved ones!!! 💖🌹 I’m so happy for
@Vvadell
and the families of all those freed! Today is a big day worth celebrating! 🎉 Big win for the Biden administration 👍👍
BREAKING:
@POTUS
announces the US has secured the release of seven Americans from Venezuela - the remaining “CITGO 6” - Tomeu Vadell, Jorge Toledo, Alirio Jose Zambrano, Jose Luis Zambrano and Jose Angel Pereira - Matthew Heath, and Osman Khan
Thank you for the interview
@DarenNair
& for your continued support in raising awareness on cases like my fathers
@FreeMajdK
. We're approaching 5yrs & still have not heard my fathers voice, an award winning humanitarian & psychotherapist forcibly disappeared by the
#Syrian
gov.
American therapist, Majd Kamalmaz has been held hostage in Syria since February 2017
Next week on Pod Hostage Diplomacy, I have the honour of speaking to Majd's daughter, Maryam Kamalmaz to find out what we can do to help bring him back home to the US
Episode out Wednesday
U.S. Travel Advisory for
#Syria
..
Syria is
#NotSafe
My father
@FreeMajdK
was told he was NOT wanted by Syrian Gov. & Safe to enter.. less than 24hrs of his arrival he was already disappeared into the dungeons of the Syrian Gov.
No word from him for over 5yrs.. 💔