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Syria: Three Yekiti party members held by State Security
SYR - News | 08 October 2010
Muhammad Ahmad Mustafa, Hasan Ibrahim Salih, and Maaruf Mulla Ahmad were arrested on 26 December 2009 following a summons by the State Security office in Qamishli. They have now been held incommunicado for more than five months.
Syria: Syrian Human Rights Defender Reappears in Adra Prison 40 Days after Arrest
SYR - News | 19 October 2010
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Alkarama informed the Working Group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances of Mr Abdi's case on 30 September 2010, requesting clarification of Mr Abdi's situation from the Syrian Authorities.
Syria : Two further deaths at the hands of the security services
SYR - News | 20 August 2010
Following massive public outcry in Egypt in recent months over the beating to death of young Khaled Said by Egyptian security forces in Cairo, evidence is now emerging from Syria that they are confronted with a similarly brutal execution of a young man by its security forces in Damascus.
Syria: Human Rights Lawyer Turns 80 in Prison
SYR - News | 13 August 2010
Haitham Al-Maleh |
On Sunday 15 August 2010, the fifth day of the holy month of Ramadan, Haitham Al-Maleh turns 80. Usually a time for celebration, this year's birthday is no joyous occasion - he's seriously ill, behind bars in Damascus' Adra prison and unable to spend Ramadan with his family.
Syria: Free Ziad Ramadan, Falsely Held as Witness for Five Years
SYR - News | 26 July 2010
Damascus Claims He Is Held for Inquiry into Killing of Lebanon Ex-Premier
The Syrian authorities should release Ziad Ramadan, who the Syrian authorities falsely claim is detained so he can be interviewed by the international body investigating the assassination of Rafic Hariri, former prime minister of Lebanon, Alkarama, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. The following is the statement from the three groups: