Syria
Veteran human rights lawyer faces up to 15 years in Syrian prison - 4 November 2009
Amnesty International believes that charges have been brought against Haytham al-Maleh simply because he exercised his right to freedom of expression.Syrian authorities urged to seek justice for men killed by security forces - 14 October 2009
Sami Ma'touq and Joni Suleiman were shot dead a year ago. The Syrian authorities have so far done very little to bring their killers to justice.
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The state of emergency, in force since 1963, continued to give security forces sweeping powers of arrest and detention. Freedom of expression and association remained strictly controlled.
Syrian lawyer faces prosecution for defending human rights - 3 August 2009
A leading Syrian human rights lawyer has been formally charged in relation to his legitimate work in defending the rights of political prisoners in SyriaWife of Guantánamo detainee released in Syria - 22 July 2009
Usra al-Hussein’s imprisonment for almost a year, may have been related to her efforts to communicate with an international organization regarding the detention conditions of her husband.Hariri witness held for four years without charge in Syria - 20 July 2009
Monday 20 July marks exactly four years since Ziad Ramadan was arrested by the Syrian authorities, in whose custody he remains detained without charge or trial.Syria: UN Rules Dissident’s Detention Illegal - 29 April 2009
Free Kamal Labwani, Rights Activist Serving 12-Year Sentence After Unfair Trial
(London, April 28, 2009) – Syrian authorities sh
Syrian activist jailed for three years - 17 March 2009
Syrian writer Habib Saleh has been sentenced to three years in prison for criticizing the country's government in a series of articles published on the internet.