Alkarama condemns the excessive use of force by Syrian security forces against peaceful demonstrators. Protesters have recently taken to the streets of Daraa, in southwestern Syria on the border with Jordan, demanding reforms. Calls are for an end to government corruption and the abolition of Syria's Emergency Law, in place since 1963. Protesters are also calling for the release of detainees arrested admits peaceful demonstrations or for having encouraged protests.

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. She has been charged with working for a foreign intelligence agency.

Azad Aziz Othman, a 29-year-old airport staff from Damascus, worked in the loading bridge at Aleppo International Airport. He was recently the subject of smear campaign during which he was threatened, arrested, beaten, and eventually being fired from his job. Sources indicate that the reason for the attacks was because he had recently revealed important documents implicating the Syrian Ministry of Transport in a case of embezzlement through Syria's airports.