Articles for Syria

Syria: persecution of many peaceful demonstrators and bloggers for having exercised their right to the freedom of expression and association

Alkarama was informed that over the last month many peaceful demonstrators, human rights defenders, political activists and bloggers were arrested or threatened all over Syria. They allegedly called for or participated peaceful demonstrations with the aim of improving the human rights situation and fight against corruption in Syria in the context of a wave of peaceful popular protests in the Arab region calling for democratic change. Peaceful sit-ins took place in Bab Tuma square on 2 February 2011, for example, or near the Libyan Embassy in Damascus on 22 February 2011.
07 Mar 2011
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Syria: Mohammed Al-Braidy Forcibly Disappeared for over 19 Months

Mohamed Al-Braidy, a 42-year-old father of four from Jamlah, was arrested outside his home on 25 July 2009 by plainclothed Syrian Airforce Intelligence officers. The Syrian authorities have yet to inform his family of Mohamed's whereabouts.

As a measure to put pressure on the Syrian authorities to release information regarding his arrest and detention, Alkarama sent Mohamed Al-Braidy's case to the Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances.

Mohammed Saad Eddin Al-Braidy is a farmer from Jamlah in the Naheyet Al-Shajara area of Daraa in southern Syria.

04 Mar 2011
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Syria: Adnan Zaitoun Forcibly Disappeared For Over 14 Years

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Adnan Zeitoun, a 59-year-old Syrian salesman and father of seven, was arrested on 2 February 1997 by plainclothes Syrian intelligence officer in Khan Arnea, in the Al-Kuneitera region, southwest Syria.
04 Mar 2011
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Syria: Ziad Ramadan sentenced to 6 years, despite UN opinion calling for his release

Ziad Ramadan, the 35 year old Syrian detained by the authorities as a "key witness" in the investigation of the assassination of Hariri, was sentenced to 6 years on Monday in a trial which seriously violates international legal norms. This sentence comes despite the United Nation's call for the Syrian authorities to "immediately release Mr. Ramadan and accord him reparation".

 

23 Feb 2011
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Syria: 19 year-old female student sentenced to 5 years imprisonment

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Tal Al-Malllouhi, the 19 year-old student and blogger from Homs arrested in December 2009, was sentenced on 14 February 2011 to 5 years of imprisonment by the High Court of State Security in Damascus.
15 Feb 2011
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Syria: Palestinian author disappeared in Damascus

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Moheeb Alnawathy, author
03 Feb 2011
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Syria: UN declares detention of Ziad Ramadan arbitrary; calls for immediate release and reparations

On Monday, 17 January 2011, Ziad Ramadan was brought before a judge for the first time since his arrest more than 5 years ago, on 20 July 2005.
01 Feb 2011
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Syria: lawyer and human rights defender continues to risk being debarred

Radeef Mustafa, a Syrian human rights lawyer who often defends Syrians prisoners of conscience pro bono, faced being debarred by the Syrian Bar Association under charges of, inter alia, "threatening state security" and "spreading false news". A hearing before the Bar Association was set for 30 January 2011.
31 Jan 2011
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Syria: United Nations call for release and compensation for Haithem Al Maleh

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The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has adopted an Opinion calling on the Syrian government to "release Mr Haitham Al Maleh and accord him an enforceable right to compensation".

28 Jan 2011
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Syria: Ziad Ramadan to be tried; Special Tribunal for Lebanon says he is not key witness in Hariri investigation

Until last week, Ziad Ramadan remained detained in the Palestine Branch of Damascus Prison, where he has been stuck for over 5 years without trial or even being presented before a judge. However, Alkarama has learnt that he is to be presented before the Syrian State Security Supreme Court on Monday 17 January 2011.

This comes in the wake of increasing attention on his case by the United Nations human rights mechanisms, who have several times written to the Syrian government requesting that they explain Mr Ramadan's detention.

15 Jan 2011
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