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Syria: Mohammed Al-Braidy Forcibly Disappeared for over 19 Months
SYR - News | 04 March 2011
Mohamed Al-Braidy, a 42-year-old father of four from Jamlah, was arrested outside his home on 25 July 2009 by plainclothed Syrian Airforce Intelligence officers. The Syrian authorities have yet to inform his family of Mohamed's whereabouts.
Syria: Adnan Zaitoun Forcibly Disappeared For Over 14 Years
SYR - News | 04 March 2011
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Syria: Haithem Al-Maleh released
SYR - News | 08 March 2011
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Haitham Al-Maleh, a prominent Syrian human rights defender and laureate of the 2010 Alkarama Award, was released from Damascus Central Prison (Adra prison) today and finally reunited with his family. Al-Maleh was released following a presidential amnesty freeing certain prisoners, including those over the age of 70.
Al-Maleh has been arrested several times throughout his life for his human rights work. His most recent arrest took place in October 2009. In early July 2010 he was sentenced to three years imprisonment by the Damascus Military Court and charged with "disseminating false information and weakening the national sentiment".
Syria: persecution of many peaceful demonstrators and bloggers for having exercised their right to the freedom of expression and association
SYR - News | 07 March 2011
Alkarama was informed that over the last month many peaceful demonstrators, human rights defenders, political activists and bloggers were arrested or threatened all over Syria. They allegedly called for or participated peaceful demonstrations with the aim of improving the human rights situation and fight against corruption in Syria in the context of a wave of peaceful popular protests in the Arab region calling for democratic change. Peaceful sit-ins took place in Bab Tuma square on 2 February 2011, for example, or near the Libyan Embassy in Damascus on 22 February 2011. They had been organised to call for the respect of the rights of the Libyan and Egyptian people. During these sit-ins, the Syrian authorities used excessive force to disperse protesters before arresting many of them.
Syria: Ziad Ramadan sentenced to 6 years, despite UN opinion calling for his release
SYR - News | 23 February 2011
Ziad Ramadan, the 35 year old Syrian detained by the authorities as a "key witness" in the investigation of the assassination of Hariri, was sentenced to 6 years on Monday in a trial which seriously violates international legal norms. This sentence comes despite the United Nation's call for the Syrian authorities to "immediately release Mr. Ramadan and accord him reparation".