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Human Rights in SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC

Syria: Further information on fear of torture or other ill ...
20 February 2009

Mustafa Jum’ah, Kurdish political activist and prisoner of conscience, is now being detained at ‘Adra prison in the capital, Damascus. He had been kept in incommunicado ...

Urgent Action       MDE 24/004/2009

Syria: Fear of torture or other ill-treatment/ possible prisoner ...
17 February 2009

Kurdish political activist Hassam Hussein ‘Ali has been held in incommunicado detention since his arrest by Military Intelligence agents on 3 December 2008. He ...

Urgent Action       MDE 24/003/2009

The Wire, February/March 2009. Vol. 39, issue 001
1 February 2009

1) International Women's Day: Women make history 2) International Women's Day: 'I had to stay quiet…' Sexual violence during Haiti carnival 3) Livewire: Accounts ...

Document       NWS 21/001/2009

Le Fil. Février/Mars 2009
1 February 2009

Le Fil. Février/Mars 2009

Document       NWS 21/001/2009

Syria: Fear of torture or other ill-treatment/possible prisoner of ...
30 January 2009

Kurdish political activist Mustafa Jum’ah has been held in incommunicado detention since his arrest by Military Intelligence officers on 10 January. He is believed ...

Urgent Action       MDE 24/001/2009

Syria: Further Information on Incommunicado detention/ fear of ...
29 January 2009

The 10 men named in this Urgent Action were arrested by Military Intelligence agents in August 2008. One of them, Mohammed Amin al-Shawa, died in custody in January ...

Urgent Action       MDE 24/002/2009

Syria: Fear of torture or other ill-treatment/possible prisoners ...
11 December 2008

Kurdish political activists Sa’dun Sheikhu and Mohammad Sai’d ‘Omar were arrested on 25 October 2008 and have since been held incommunicado. They are in serious ...

Urgent Action       MDE 24/036/2008

Syria: Incommunicado detention/ fear of torture or other ill ...
28 November 2008

Nabil Khlioui has been held incommunicado at an unknown location since 13 August. The authorities have not disclosed where he is held, why he was arrested or whether ...

Urgent Action       MDE 24/035/2008

Syria: Incommunicado detention / Torture: Basel Ghalyoun (m)
27 November 2008

Basel Ghalyoun has been held in incommunicado detention by the State Security Branch in the capital Damascus since 22 July 2008. Amnesty International is concerned ...

Urgent Action       MDE 24/034/2008

Syrian court sentences activists to two and a half years | Amnesty ...
30 October 2008

Twelve members of the opposition coalition the Damascus Declaration for Democratic National Change are convicted of "weakening national sentiment.

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