Articles for Syria

Syria: Risk of torture of Mr Awad Al Abbas, arrested to serve as a hostage in the context of peaceful demonstrations

Mr Awad Jassem Al Abbas ((عواد جاسم العباس, is aged 36 years and married with four children. He usually lives with his family in Al Dmaier, Reef Damascus, Syria.

29 Jul 2011

Syria: Enforced disappearance of Mr Annas Darwish Ammar

Mr Ammar was arrested on 28 May 2011 from his home in Banias at 3pm by Military Security agent Issam Sayouh, who has previously worked alongside Mr Ammar's father in a refinery in Banias as a security agent for two years until the demonstration began.

Mr Ammar had already been arrested by Military Security when the army first entered the city at the beginning of the protests on 7 May 2011, but was released two days later.

28 Jul 2011

Syria: Systematic pattern of enforced disappearance

Alkarama is seriously concerned about the repression of peaceful demonstrators and other activists who are often victims of enforced disappearance following their arrest by the Syrian security services.

28 Jul 2011

Syria: Arrest and detention of three protest leaders Messrs Al Sahyoni

Since the beginning of the protests in Syria, thousands of arbitrary arrests, disappearances and human rights abuses have been, and continue to be, committed by the authorities with total impunity. Human rights activists and campaigners have in particular been targeted by the security forces.

Arrested on 12 May 2011, Messrs Bashar, Mohamed and Ghassan Al Sahyoni played an important role in the peaceful demonstrations that have taken place in Syria last March, as they were in charge of coordinating protests locally.

22 Jul 2011

Syria: Syrian refugees in Lebanon testify of violent attacks taking place in Syria

Alkarama spoke to a number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon during a visit to the northern Lebanonse districts of Akkar and the region of Wadi Khaled – to where many Syrian refugees have fled since the beginning of demonstrations in the country. The visit gave Alkarama's representative insight into the refugees' current situation, as well as to gather information on the gross human rights violations that the refugees have suffered and witnessed.

Since mid May more than 6,000 Syrians have been compelled to flee from their homes and seek refuge in north Lebanon.

08 Jul 2011

Syria: Extra-judicial killings continue in Syria

Alkarama is concerned at the ongoing widespread violation of human rights in Syria. On 14 June 2011, we submitted a new communication regarding a further 80 people who have been extra-judicially executed by the security forces, some dying under torture to the Special Rapporteur on Extra-judicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions.

24 Jun 2011

Syria: persecution of 13 Assyrian human rights activists

Arbitrary arrests, torture and other human rights abuses, including crimes against humanity, continue to be committed by the Syrian authorities with total impunity.

On 20 May 2011, following the peaceful protest which took place in Qamishli city, in north-western Syria, a further 13 human rights activists from the Assyrian Democratic Organization (ADO) were arrested.

30 May 2011