German Journalist Missing in Syria

0:00It's April 28th. This is Global News Today, powered by AI bringing you what matters globally. A German journalist named Eva Maria Mikkelmann has been missing in Syria for over three months, and now her lawyer says she's likely locked up in a... The mask is prison. The 36-year-old from Cologne vanished on January 18th during a military push in Raka, where Syrian forces took control from Kurdish fighters. She was working with a Kurdish, Turkish colleague Ahmed Polad, both grabbed by government troops. They've been reporting for outlets like Edken News Agency and Osgrohe TV since she started covering Syria in 2022. Until lately, her family back home had zero updates on her condition. Her lawyer, Frank Chisinski, is sounding the alarm that her health is in terrible shape and demanding she gets out right away. Groups like the Committee to Protect Journalists in Howard.Help are piling on, pushing Syrian authorities for clear info, medical care. Legal help and family visits.

1:02This week, the German Foreign Ministry broke through with direct contact on Thursday after heavy diplomatic work. But Syrian officials have started some criminal case against her, though no one knows the charges or who's handling it. With pressure building from all sides, everyone's eyes are on Damascus to free her and her colleague before things get worse.