Web pages about "Syria"

Pro-democracy activists in Syria face 15 years in prison - 8 October 2008

Twelve people are charged with "weakening national sentiment" for attending a meeting of the Damascus Declaration for Democratic National Change.

Syrian prisoner of conscience freed - 8 August 2008

The Syrian authorities unexpectedly released Dr. Aref Dalilah on Thursday following a presidential amnesty.

Syria: Amnesty International welcomes release of prisoner of conscience - 8 August 2008

Amnesty International today welcomed the release of Syrian prisoner of conscience Dr ‘Aref Dalilah.

Syria: ‘Arabji and Dekalbab facing unfair trials - 6 June 2008

Kareem ‘Arabji and Muhammad Dekalbab are to appear in court in Syria on 8 and 9 June respectively in trials which could lead to them being sentenced to imprisonment for exercising their right to freedom of expression. Amnesty International believes they are likely to be prisoners of conscience, who should be released immediately.

The dangers of speaking out in Syria - 28 January 2008

Being a Syrian political or human rights activist requires courage -- the government is intolerant of dissent.

Seven Syrian peaceful activists jailed after unfair trial - 19 June 2007

Seven peaceful Syrian political activists have been sentenced to jail after an unfair trial in Damascus.

Iraqis flee to Syria to escape violence - 19 June 2007

"We don’t have a home to go to, they took it from us; we have nothing left in Iraq to go to." With these words, Um ‘Omar explained why she and her five children fled from their home in Baghdad and joined the swelling number of Iraqi refugees -- now more than 1.5 million -- trying to rebuild their lives in Syria.

Conference Report - 30 November 2005

'The Global Struggle Against Torture: Guantánamo Bay, Bagram and Beyond', 19-21 November 2005
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