Sattar Jabr Naser was an Iraqi writer who was arrested by the security forces of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in 1978. He has never been seen or heard from again.
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In 1978, Sattar Naser published a book called Reflections on the Book of Ali al-Wardi: Glimpses of the Modern History of Iraq. At the time and for unclear reasons, the book caused a stir in Baghdad's literary circles.
Three months before he disappeared, he was arrested and tortured by Hussein's security forces but was eventually released. After he was arrested again, he was never heard from again.
Hussein's security forces likely executed Naser. During Hussein's regime between 1979 and 2003, severe violations of human rights, including secret police, state terrorism, torture, mass murder and rape, genocide, extrajudicial killings, forced disappearances, and chemical warfare were common. In January 2004, the Human Rights Watch reported at least 250,000 people were killed or went missing as a result of human rights violations.
Sources[]
- Sattar Naser on Wikipedia
- Human Rights in Saddam Hussein's Iraq on Wikipedia