Missing journalist Dorothy Parvaz
Ms. Parvaz, a reporter for Al-Jazeera has been missing since she entered Syria last Friday.
Syrian authorities have confirmed the detention of the Al-Jazeera reporter missing since Friday. Dorothy Parvaz traveled to Syria on April 29.
Dorothy Parvaz's passport. According to the airline, Dorothy arrived at the Damascus airport, but never checked into her hotel.
Dorothy's father asked people to pressure the Syrian government in the hopes they would release information on the whereabouts of his daughter. Fred Parvaz says he last heard from his daughter on Thursday, April 28. The Syrian government announced on May 5 that they have detained Dorothy.
Dorothy Parvaz graduated from the University of British Columbia and later attended the University of Arizona where she completed a masters in journalism.
Ms. Parvaz's detention highlights the worsening relations between Syrian authorities and the Qatar-based channel. Al-Jazeera reporters were allowed to stay in Syria as other reporters were expelled several weeks ago, but last week the station said it was scaling back its Syrian operations, citing harassment by security forces.