http://amnesty.org/en/related_information/feed/2026 Download Documents from Amnesty International en http://amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE24/025/2005/en Thu, 12 May 2005 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE24/024/2000/en Amnesty International has recently received information about the deteriorating health of three men held in two different prisons in Syria. All three -- Nu'man ‘Abdu, Jurays al-Talli and Ammar Rizq -- are regarded by Amnesty as prisoners of conscience, held solely because of their non-violently exp Tue, 01 Aug 2000 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE24/017/2000/en Randa Ayyubi has been released, eight months after she was arrested. The family expressed great gratitude for the work of the Urgent Action network. She was reportedly freed on 17 May. Her husband and eldest son, who were arrested with her, had been released at the end of February. Tue, 23 May 2000 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE24/027/2003/en Prisoner of conscience Mamun al-Humsi was taken to Damascus's Dar al-Shifa hospital on the night of 22-23 July having suffered a heart attack. His health has deteriorated over recent weeks, during which he has also had several hospital treatments for kidney stones. Wed, 23 Jul 2003 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE24/008/2006/en Amnesty International has learned that Mustafa Omar Abdi Malik has been transferred from detention in the al-Fayha Political Security Branch to the Far' Filistin (Palestine Branch) of Military Intelligence in Damascus. The use of torture against detainees held in Far' Filistin is systematic. Thu, 26 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE24/014/1997/en The health of prisoner of conscience Aktham Nu 'aysa is in steady decline and he is in urgent need of specialist care, after having been reportedly examined by the prison medical commission on 7 and 18 March 1997. He was severely tortured after his arrest on 17 December 1991 and sentenced to 9 years imprison Mon, 08 Sep 1997 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/syria-imposes-death-penalty-terrorism-civilian-massacres-continue-2011-12-22 In one of the deadliest weeks since pro-reform protests began, Syria is imposing the death penalty on anyone arming "terrorists". Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://amnesty.org/en/library/info/EUR41/015/2008/en Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/en/for-media/press-releases/joint-amnesty-international-and-human-rights-watch-statement-zaynab-al-hosn In September 2011, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch issued statements following the killing and mutilation by unknown persons of a woman believed to be Zaynab al-Hosni. On October 4, 2011, Syrian state television aired an interview with a woman who identified herself as Zaynab al-Hosni. Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International http://amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE24/048/2011/en Yassin Ziadeh, brother of exiled Syrian human rights activist Radwan Ziadeh, has been held in incommunicado detention since his arrest on 30 August 2011 in Daraya, near the capital Damascus. He is at risk of torture and other ill-treatment and is likely to be a prisoner of conscience. Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 Amnesty International