Articles for Syria

Syria: Halt Hussam Youssef's Trial before Military Field Court

AlkWeb_HussamYOUSSEF_Picture1Hussam Youssef, a 21-year-old Syrian student who disappeared over a year ago, may now stand trial before a Syrian Military Field Court.
18 Dec 2013
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Syria: Abducted human rights lawyer Razan Zaitouneh and her three colleagues must be released unharmed

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Four Syrian activists abducted in the Damascus suburbs, apparently in relation to their human rights and humanitarian work, must be released immediately and unconditionally, 16 human rights organizations said today.

Award-winning Syrian human rights defender and writer Razan Zaitouneh, along with

11 Dec 2013
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Syria: Arrest and Disappearance of Mother and her Two Children

On 18 November 2013, the Alkarama Foundation and the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) jointly submitted a communication to the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances regarding to the case of Ghazala Shabo and her two children,
Mohamed and Wahida Al Shebly, who were forcibly disappeared on separate occasions throughout the past year.
03 Dec 2013
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Urgent appeal for the release of prisoners of conscience and all detainees in Syria

The undersigned organizations express their utmost concerns as for the fate of tens of thousands of detainees in Syria and urge all parties to guarantee in all circumstances their physical and psychological integrity and release those arbitrarily detained.

For more than 2 years and a half, the Syrian government has been carrying out large scale campaigns of arbitrary arrests and has jailed tens of thousands of civilians including peaceful protestors, civil society and political activists, aid workers and journalists, physicians and lawyers without sparing women, children, and pe

26 Nov 2013
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Syria: Human rights organizations call on Syrian government to implement the UN Resolution

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The Syrian government should immediately release human rights defenders, Mazen Darwish, Hussein Ghareer and Hani Al-Zitani, members of the Syr
19 Nov 2013
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Syria: Arrest and Disappearance of the Tuffaha Siblings

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On 13 November, the Alkarama Foundation and the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) jointly submitted an urgent appeal to the Working Group on Enforced Disappearances (WGEID) regarding the enforced disappearance of two siblings, Mohamed and Marwa Tuffaha.
15 Nov 2013
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Syria: UN Investigations Insufficient to Ensure Accountability and Justice

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The latest report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic and the UN Mission to Investigate Allegations of the Use of Chemical Weapons'

18 Sep 2013
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Syria: Ensure the immediate release of Mazen Darwish and SCM members

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Update - The hearing of Mazen Darwish and four of his colleagues before the Syrian Anti-Terrorism Court was postponed to 2 October 2013. 
Tomorrow, 21 August 2013, marks the resumption of the trial
20 Aug 2013
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Syria: Where is 21 year-old student Hussam Youssef?

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Hussam Youssef, a 21 year-old Syrian high school student from Harasta was arrested on 24 September 2012 by General Intelligence agents in Al Muhajireen District, Damascus. Since then, his family has not been able to get official information regarding his fate and whereabouts.
25 Jul 2013
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Syria: Muhammad Anbari Disappeared Since 23 March 2013

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Muhammad Anbari was arrested by Air Force Intelligence agents in Al Oqaiba District, Damascus, on 22 March 2012. The following day, security forces brought him to his home and searched the whole house. This was the last time that Mr Anbari's family saw him.
18 Jul 2013
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