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Syria: Men in video “confessions” feared tortured
12 March 2013

Four Syrian men identified in televised “confessions” as involved in a plot to assassinate Syria's president have been held incommunicado for 10 weeks, during ...

Urgent Action       MDE 24/007/2013

Wire, March/April 2013 (10 December 2012)
1 March 2013

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Newsletter       NWS 21/002/2013

Wire, March/April 2013 (10 December 2012)
1 March 2013

1) The Agenda 2) Up front: Not forgotten: A return to South Sudan 3) Enough! Time for a strong Arms Trade Treaty 4) We're unlocking the truth about secret renditions ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/002/2013

Syria: Further information: Prosecutor denies holding Syrian ...
20 February 2013

There are increased concerns for the well-being of prominent Syrian human rights lawyer Khalil Ma'touq after the state denied holding him, despite the fact that ...

Urgent Action       MDE 24/006/2013

Syria: Further information: Syrian doctors to soon be sentenced
19 February 2013

Dr Mahmoud Al Refaai and Dr Mohamad Osama Al-Baroudi, arrested in Syria on 16 and 18 February 2012 respectively, were referred to a Military Field Court in September ...

Urgent Action       MDE 24/001/2013

Refugees from Syria face further suffering if Jordan closes border ...
18 January 2013

Jordanian Prime Minister says his country would not allow flow of refugees into its territory if President al-Assad's government falls.

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Syria: Joint statement: Syria refugee crisis – EU should do more
17 January 2013

JOINT STATEMENT: SYRIA REFUGEE CRISIS – EU SHOULD DO MORE With no end in sight to egregious violence and human rights abuse in Syria, Amnesty International ...

Public Statement       MDE 24/004/2013

Syria: Further information: Syrian "Peace Brides" released from ...
11 January 2013

Four Syrian women who had been arrested while peacefully demonstrating as "Peace Brides" were released on 9 January. Their release is part of a prisoner exchange ...

Urgent Action       MDE 24/003/2013

Amnesty International | Protection of minorities must take ...
10 January 2013

Any future transitional government in Syria should make the protection of minority groups its top priority, Amnesty International said today as an international ...

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Syria: Four men arrested, at risk of torture in Syria
7 January 2013

A Syrian man, Youssef al-Ammar, his nephews Suhaib al-Ammar and Iqbal al-Ammar and another relative, Bilal Koushan, were arrested on 24 November 2012 at their shared ...

Urgent Action       MDE 24/002/2013