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Syria : The Human rights Council condemns Al Assad's regime
SYR - News | 23 August 2011
For the second time this year, the Human Rights Council met today to consider the human rights situation in Syria, resulting in the adoption of Resolution A/HRC/S-17/L.1.
Syria : A detainee killed in prison
SYR - News | 19 August 2011
On 31 July 2011, Fahd Ali Adnan was arrested by State Security agents at Badran Printers in Duma, a city located 10 kilometers north-east from Damascus. At 4pm that day, he was transferred to Al Khatib prison and subjected to violent torture.
Syria: Ziad Ramadan remains detained despite end of sentence and WGAD Opinion calling for his release
SYR - News | 22 August 2011
Ziad Ramadan, the Syrian man detained more than 6 years ago by the Syrian authorities who accused him of being implicated in the assassination of Rafik Hariri, remains detained despite having served his entire 6 year sentence and despite the call made by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention last November for his release.
Saudi Arabia: A Syrian writer disappeared as of 20 March
SYR - News | 18 August 2011
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Alaaeddin Al Rashi, a 37-year-old Syrian human rights activist and publisher, was arrested on 20 March by agents of the Saudi Intelligence services as he was travelling to Saudi Arabia on a business trip. He was taking part in the International Book Fair of Riyadh, where he met prominent figures of contemporary literature and local civil society. As a member of the Arab Commission for Human Rights, located in Paris, he has regularly and publicly expressed his opinions about various subjects and he is the author of numerous books.
Syria : Hanadi Zahlout, young activist, detained by security forces
SYR - News | 16 August 2011
Hanadi Zahlout was arrested on 4 August as she was meeting friends in a restaurant in Jaramana, a small city near Damascus. Aged 29, she had participated in the coordination of the demonstrations and worked on women's rights.