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The murder of Mohamed Joune was a murder that took place in Germany in early January 2019 where a Syrian man critical of Bashar al Assad's government was murdered with an axe. Joune, who lived in Hamburg, was a pharmacist and also the head of Union of Syrians Abroad. Acquaintances who have spoken to the press have said they believe he was killed for his political activism.

Victim
Joune sustained multiple head wounds and lost one of his fingers in the attack. His non-profit organization Union of Syrians abroad provided humanitarian aid to victors of the Syrian Civil War.Anti-Assad activist killed in Germany in suspected axe attack The Guardian, 18 Jan 2019]