http://www.amnesty.org/en/related_information/feed/2026 Download Documents from Amnesty International en http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE24/036/2009/en Ahmed Mustafa Ben-Mohammed, usually known by his pen name of Pir Rostom, a male Syrian political activist, is being held incommunicado at an unknown location. He is at risk of torture or other ill-treatment. Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE24/035/2009/en Berzani Karro, a Syrian Kurdish man and possible prisoner of conscience, is reported to have been tortured while being held incommunicado for three months after his forcible return to Syria from Cyprus in June. He is now known to be in ‘Adra prison in Damascus, the capital of Syria. Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE24/034/2009/en Yousef Dheeb al-Hmoud, a male Syrian political activist, is being held incommunicado at an unknown location. He is at risk of torture or other ill-treatment. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE24/033/2009/en Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE24/032/2009/en This week’s decision by the Syrian Bar Association to issue a lifetime ban against Muhannad al-Hassani, president of the Syrian Organization for Human Rights (Sawasiyah), from practising law sends a disturbing and powerful signal to other lawyers, seemingly aimed at deterring them from carrying out legitim Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE24/031/2009/en In this open letter, human rights organizations, listed in the document, express their concerns at the disciplinary trial before the Syrian Bar Association of Muhannad Al-Hassani, a prominent lawyer and human rights defender. The organizations are also concerned that Al Hassani is facing criminal charges whi Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE24/030/2009/en Haytham al-Maleh, a 78-year-old male prisoner of conscience, was charged by a military judge on 3 November with "conveying false news" about the human rights situation in Syria. He faces up to 15 years' imprisonment if convicted. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE24/029/2009/en Prisoner of conscience Jakarkhon Sheikho ‘Ali was released without charge on 3 October. He had been detained incommunicado for nearly three-and-a-half months, during which he was apparently tortured. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE24/028/2009/en Haytham al-Maleh, who is 78, will appear before a court on 25 October. If he is tried and convicted, he faces up to 15 years in prison, simply for talking about human rights violations and government corruption in Syria. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE24/027/2009/en A 78-year-old male human rights lawyer has been held incommunicado since his arrest by Syrian Political Security personnel on 14 October in Syria’s capital, Damascus. He may be a prisoner of conscience, detained solely for the peaceful exercise of his rights to freedom of expression and association. He is Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International