later on, nyrabia announced on his personal facebook page that the syrian military intelligence was responsible for his detention. nyrabia was released following an international filmmakers' campaign for his freedom, in which thousands of film professionals from around the world demanded his freedom in the media. these included robert de niro, robert redford, charlotte rampling, kevin spacey, juliette binoche and many others. the campaign was a rare example of successful pressure on the syrian government, as it was the reason why he was released without charges. following his release, nyrabia published a letter of thanks to everybody who participated in the campaign