Syria: Prisoner of conscience/fear of torture/incommunicado detention, Habib Salih

Index AI : MDE 24/039/2005
Date de publication : 6 juin 2005
Catégorie(s) : Moyen-Orient et Afrique du Nord, Syrie

Habib Salih has been held incommunicado without charge since 29 May. He is at grave risk of torture. Amnesty International considers him a prisoner of conscience, as he appears to have been arrested solely for exercising his right to freedom of expression by publishing articles critical of the government.