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Syrien Amnesty har arbetat med Syrien i årtionden. I Sverige har många Amnestygrupper engagerat sig i enskilda fall, ofta samvetsfångar som dömts till långa fängelsestraff. När upproret startade i Syrien i mars 2011 möttes de fredliga demonstranterna omedelbart av brutalt våld från de syriska säkerhetsstyrkorna. I dag pågår en väpnad ...
Syrienstafetten
Dags för Syrienstafett Stafetten syftar till att uppmärksamma situationen för civilbefolkningen och de pågående människorättskränkningarna i Syrien. Under 9 veckor, med start v.16, kommer Amnestyaktivister ge sig ut över hela landet för att informera, manifestera och få människor att agera. v.16 Växjö håller i stafettpinnen! Den 17 april kl.10-15 finns ...
Journalister är måltavlor i krigets Syrien
Syrien är just nu världens farligaste land för journalister. Professionella journalister och ”medborgarjournalister” utsätts för exakt samma människorättskränkningar som de trots stora risker försökt dokumentera: de dödas, torteras, ”försvinner”, bortförs och hotas. I krigets Syrien är de en måltavla för regimlojala styrkor och vissa oppositionella väpnade grupper. De syriska myndigheterna ...
UA 132/13 EQUATORIAL GUINEA - FAMILY OF OPPOSITION LEADER ARRESTED
EQUATORIAL GUINEA The wife and brother of the of an opposition party leader in Equatorial Guinea were arrested in the capital Malabo in the early hours of 20 May. They are being held incommunicado, apparently to pressure the opposition leader to hand himself in. Medianera is the ...
UA 131/13 SYRIA - FATHER AND SON HELD INCOMMUNICADO IN SYRIA
SYRIA Medical student Sameeh Bahrah, aged 26, has been held incommunicado at an unknown location, since his arrest on 30 April 2013. The same day, his father Bassam Bahrah, aged 52, also went missing. They may have been subjected to enforced disappearance. Medical student Sameeh Bahrah, aged ...
UA 106/13 SYRIA - CHILD HELD INCOMMUNICADO IN SYRIA
SYRIA Sixteen-year-old Ahmed Ismael al-‘Akkad, who suffers from asthma, has been held incommunicado in conditions possibly amounting to enforced disappearance since 20 November 2012. He is reported to have been ill-treated and denied medical treatment. Ahmed Ismael al-‘Akkad was arrested on 20 November 2012 when the authorities ...
UA 96/13 SYRIA - RED CRESCENT VOLUNTEER HELD INCOMMUNICADO
SYRIA Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteer Mohammad Atfah was arrested at a checkpoint in Homs, Syria on 3 February 2013. He has since been detained incommunicado in conditions which possibly amount to enforced disappearance and may be held at the Military Intelligence branch in Homs. He may have ...
UA 63/13 Syria - ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE OF THREE SYRIAN MEN
SYRIA There are fears for three Syrian opposition activists held in conditions amounting to enforced disappearance for nearly six months after being arrested in Damascus. On 20 September 2012, Abd al-Aziz al-Khayyir, Head of the National Coordination Body for Democratic Change (NCB) Foreign Affairs Office and a ...
UA 61/13 SYRIA - MEN IN VIDEO “CONFESSIONS” FEARED TORTURED
SYRIA 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 which time at least two of them are reported to have been tortured. Their lives are in grave danger. Anas al-Husseini, his ...
Further information on UA 298/12 SYRIA - PROSECUTOR DENIES HOLDING SYRIAN LAWYER
SYRIA 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 he has been seen in detention by other detainees. Last week the public prosecutor replied to a request from a group ...
Further information on UA 114/12 SYRIA - SYRIAN DOCTORS TO SOON BE SENTENCED
SYRIA 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 2012 on unknown charges. It is feared that they may shortly be sentenced after an unfair trial, without recourse ...
Further information on UA 350/12 SYRIA - SYRIAN "PEACE BRIDES" RELEASED FROM DETENTION
SYRIA Four Syrian women who had been arrested while peacefully demonstrating as "Peace Brides" were released on 9 January. Ru'a Ja'far, aged 24, Rima Dali, aged 33, as well sisters Kinda al-Za'our, aged 26 and Lubna al-Za'our were released on 9 January 2013. The four women had ...
UA 05/13 SYRIA - FOUR MEN ARRESTED, AT RISK OF TORTURE IN SYRIA
SYRIA 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 flat in Damascus. Since then they have been detained in conditions amounting to enforced disappearance and are at risk of torture ...
Further information on UA 264/12 SYRIA - DETAINEE FACES SECRET MILITARY TRIAL IN SYRIA
SYRIA Bassel Khartabil has been detained incommunicado since his arrest on 15 March. He is believed to have been referred to a Military Field Court, which does not allow for the right to defence or for appeals to verdicts and whose proceedings are conducted in secret. Bassel ...
UA 350/12 SYRIA - SYRIAN ‘PEACE BRIDES’ FORCIBLY DISAPPEARED
SYRIA Four Syrian ‘peace brides’ have been held in conditions amounting to an enforced disappearance since their arrest while demonstrating on 21 November in Damascus. There are serious fears for the safety of the four women. Four Syrian women, Ru’a Ja’far, aged 24, Rima Dali, aged 33, ...
UA 335/12 SYRIA - HEALTH WORKER DETAINED, ALLEGEDLY TORTURED
SYRIA Syrian Arab Red Crescent worker Mohamed Raed al-Tawil has been held in incommunicado detention at an unknown location since his arrest in Damascus, the Syrian capital, on 8 November. He is believed to have been subjected to torture or other ill-treatment. According to a local contact, ...
Further information on UA 292/11 SYRIA - SYRIAN MAN RELEASED, ANOTHER STILL DETAINED
SYRIA On 17 September, shopkeeper Muhammad Yassin Al Hamwi – arrested on 4 May – was released after being acquitted by a criminal court judge. His acquaintance Abd al-Akram al-Sakka was arrested on 15 July 2011, and is still detained in conditions amounting to enforced disappearance. Shopkeeper ...
UA 314/12 SYRIA - INJURED SYRIAN TORTURED, LIFE IN DANGER
SYRIA Mortar shell survivor Osama al-Habaly has been held incommunicado in conditions amounting to enforced disappearance, since his arrest – reportedly by the Syrian Military Intelligence – at the Syrian-Lebanese border on 18 August. Local sources claim he has been tortured or otherwise ill-treated. He has life-threatening injuries. ...
UA 313/12 SYRIA - FEARS FOR MEN HELD INCOMMUNICADO IN SYRIA
SYRIA Syrian brothers Yahia Ka’ake and Badr Ka’ake were arrested at Syrian army checkpoints in Aleppo, northern Syria, on 29 September and 27 August 2012 respectively. They have been subjected to enforced disappearance and there are fears for their safety. Two of their brothers have already been ...
Further information on UA 298/12 SYRIA - HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER BELIEVED HELD IN SYRIA
SYRIA Human rights lawyer Khalil Ma’touq and his friend Mohammed Thatha, who went missing on 2 October, are believed to be held at an Air Force Intelligence branch in Damascus, the Syrian capital, in conditions amounting to enforced disappearance. On 2 October, Khalil Ma’touq – who has ...
UA 298/12 SYRIA - SYRIAN HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER FEARED ARRESTED
SYRIA Two Syrian men, one a human rights lawyer, have not been seen or heard from since 2 October. There is grave concern that they may have been detained and are at grave risk of torture and other ill-treatment. According to family and colleagues, human rights lawyer ...
UA 277/12 SYRIA - FEARS FOR MAN HELD INCOMMUNICADO IN SYRIA
SYRIA Syrian man, Maher Fawzi al-Hamoud, was arrested from his workplace in Sweida, Damascus suburbs, on 16 June and has been held incommunicado ever since. He is believed to have previously been tortured in detention by Syrian security forces. Maher Fawzi al-Hamoud, aged 25, was last seen ...
UA 264/12 SYRIA - TORTURE FEARS FOR DETAINEE IN SYRIA
SYRIA Bassel Khartabil, a Palestinian man born and raised in Syria, has been detained incommunicado since his arrest in Damascus, Syria, on 15 March. There are fears for his safety as a local source claims he has been tortured and otherwise ill-treated. According to a local source ...
UA 255/12 SYRIA - FEMALE STUDENT ARRESTED AND DETAINED IN SYRIA
SYRIA Nineteen-year-old female student Zilal Ibrahim al-Salhani was arrested at her home in Syria on 28 July. Apart from one phone call that day, she has been held without contact with the outside world since. There are fears for her safety as she is at risk of torture ...
UA 242/12 SYRIA - ACTIVIST'S BROTHER DETAINED, RISKS TORTURE
SYRIA A 17-year-old boy, Salah al-Shogre (or al-Shogri), brother of a detained activist, was arrested on 28 July in Syria and has been held incommunicado since then. His whereabouts are unknown, and he may be at risk of torture and other ill-treatment. Salah al-Shogre and his father ...
Further information on UA 67/12 SYRIA - SYRIAN ACTIVIST FACES SECRET MILITARY COURT
SYRIA Syrian activist Mazen Darwish, director of the Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression in Damascus, is about to be referred to a secret military court, which does not allow for the presence of lawyers or trial observers and does not allow for appeals. Mazen ...
Further information on UA 147/12 SYRIA - AMJAD KASSEM SEEN IN DETENTION
SYRIA Syrian businessman Amjad Kassem, held in conditions amounting to enforced disappearance since 21 May, was seen in two State Security branches in the capital, Damascus by detainees who have since been released. The authorities have given no information to his family. Amjad Kassem was last heard ...
Further information on UA 333/11 – SYRIA - ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE OF SYRIAN ACTIVIST
Syrian activist Mohamed Bachir Arab has been held in conditions amounting to enforced disappearance since his arrest on 2 November 2011. According to released detainees, he started a hunger strike on 1 July 2012. Fellow activist Ahmed Omar Azoz was released from detention in March 2012; his current legal ...
Further information on UA 67/12 SYRIA - FIVE RIGHTS DEFENDERS REMAIN INCOMMUNICADO
SYRIA Five staff of an NGO, the Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression, including its director, Mazen Darwish, are still detained in conditions amounting to enforced disappearance, despite orders for Mazen Darwish to be brought before a military court. Mazen Darwish was arrested along with ...
UA 167/12 SYRIA - MISSING SCHOOLTEACHER BELIEVED HELD
SYRIA Syrian sports teacher Obaida Behaa' al-Rakkadhh has been missing since 26 February and may have been subjected to an enforced disappearance. Schoolteacher Obaida Behaa' al-Rakkadh was last seen driving to meet his cousin on 26 February in the al-Mezzeh neighbourhood of the capital, Damascus. Despite his ...
UA 159/12 – SYRIA - FATHER AND SON ARRESTED, RISK TORTURE
SYRIA Yasser Hamza Kareem and his 13-year-old son Khaled Kareem have been held incommunicado in Syria since 24 December 2011 in conditions that may amount to an enforced disappearance. There are fears that they have been tortured and are at risk of further torture and other ill-treatment. Milkman ...
UA 153/12 – SYRIA - MOTHER AND CHILDREN HELD INCOMMUNICADO
SYRIA A Syrian family, including two young children and a pregnant woman, have been held incommunicado since 15 May at the Air Force Intelligence branch in al-Mezzeh, Damascus. They appear to be prisoners of conscience, held in an attempt to place pressure on a wanted family member. They ...
Further information on UA 112/12 SYRIA - SYRIAN DEMOCRACY ACTIVIST RELEASED
Further information on UA 112/12 - SYRIAN DEMOCRACY ACTIVIST RELEASED Dr Mohamed al-Ammar, a peaceful advocate of democratic reform from Dera’a, southern Syria, was released on 22 April after spending more than one month in incommunicado detention. Dr Mohamed al-Ammar went missing on his way home from ...
UA 147/12 – SYRIA - ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE OF BUSINESSMAN
SYRIA Syrian businessman Amjad Kassem has not been seen since 21 May. He was last heard from at around 2pm that day when he called his mother to tell her he was being taken by members of the security forces to a branch of the Syrian State Security. ...
Further information on UA 67/12 SYRIA - SYRIAN ACTIVISTS REMAIN IN DETENTION
Further information on UA 67/12 - SYRIAN ACTIVISTS REMAIN IN DETENTION Five staff members from the Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM) remain held incommunicado at various locations across Syria. They are at risk of torture and other forms of ill-treatment. Eight other detained staff ...
Further information on UA 292/11 – SYRIA - SYRIAN REARRESTED AND HELD INCOMMUNICADO
SYRIA Muhammad Yassin Al Hamwi, who was among four Syrian men originally detained in September 2011, was rearrested on 4 May, having been released on 25 February. Two others, Muhammad Muhammad Al Hamwi and Ahmad Kuraitem, were released on 28 March. An acquaintance of theirs, Abd al-Akram al-Sakka, ...
Further information on UA 82/12 – SYRIA - TURKISH JOURNALISTS RELEASED
SYRIA Turkish journalists Adem Ozkose and Hamit Coskun arrived back in Turkey on 13 May after being detained in Syria for two months. Adem Ozkose, a 34-year-old reporter and Hamit Coskun, a 21-year-old cameraman, crossed the Turkish border into Syria on 5 March 2012. Their last contact with ...
UA 134/12 Syria - FEARS FOR JOURNALIST ARRESTED IN SYRIA
UA 134/12 - FEARS FOR JOURNALIST ARRESTED IN SYRIA Palestinian journalist, Salameh Kaileh, was arrested in Syria by men believed to be Air Force Intelligence officers on 24 April. He is as risk of torture and other ill-treatment, and there is concern for his health as he requires ...
Further information on UA 82/12 Syria - TURKISH JOURNALISTS DETAINED IN SYRIA
Further information on UA 82/12 - TURKISH JOURNALISTS DETAINED IN SYRIA Turkish journalists Adem Özköse and Hamit Coskun continue to be detained following their capture by Shabiha members (armed gangs supporting the Syrian authorities) in northern Syria on or around 10 March. They are currently believed to be ...
Further information on UA 114/12 Syria - DOCTORS HELD INCOMMUNICADO IN SYRIA
Further information on UA 114/12 - DOCTORS HELD INCOMMUNICADO IN SYRIA Syrian doctor Mohamad Osama Abdulsalam Al-Baroudi has been held incommunicado since he was arrested from his Damascus clinic on 18 February. He is believed to have been tortured and there are grave fears for his health. Fellow ...
UA:126/12 - BROTHERS HELD INCOMMUNICADO FOR MONTHS
UA:126/12 - BROTHERS HELD INCOMMUNICADO FOR MONTHS Syrian brothers Ghassan Mustafa Ma’lul and Ahmad Mustafa Ma’lul were arrested at a checkpoint at al-Rabikh, near Saraqeb, Idlib province, in northern Syria on 20 November 2011 and have been held in incommunicado detention since. On 13 April 2012, they were ...
Further information on UA 86/12 SYRIA - SYRIAN HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER RELEASED
SYRIA Human rights lawyer Abdullah al-Khalil was released on 28 March. Following his release, he sent Amnesty International a message saying, "Best wishes to everyone." There are unconfirmed reports that he was beaten and otherwise ill-treated while detained. It is unclear whether there are any charges ...
UA 114/12 SYRIA - DOCTOR ARRESTED, RISKS TORTURE
SYRIA Syrian cardiologist Dr Mahmoud Al Refaai was arrested at al-Mouwasat hospital in the capital, Damascus, on 16 February 2012. He is believed to have been tortured and otherwise ill-treated. According to a local source, Dr Mahmoud Al Refaai's family were informed of his arrest by a ...
UA 112/12 SYRIA - REFORMIST MAY BE DETAINED, RISKS TORTURE
SYRIA A peaceful advocate of democratic reform in Syria, Dr Mohamed al-Ammar, went missing on his way home from work in the southern city of Dera'a, on 19 March. He is believed to be held at the Military Intelligence branch in Dera'a in conditions amounting to enforced disappearance, ...
Further information on UA 76/12 SYRIA - KAMAL SALOUM RELEASED ON BAIL
SYRIA Kamal Saloum was released on bail on 26 March. He had been arrested on 11 February 2012 and held incommunicado since then. He is now on trial on charges related to his contacts with international media outlets and speaking out against the Al-Assad government. Kamal Saloum ...
UA 101/12 SYRIA - FEARS FOR SYRIAN MAN HELD INCOMMUNICADO
SYRIA A Syrian man, aged 70, has been held incommunicado since 19 March, reportedly by Air Force Intelligence. He is believed to be detained in relation to his son’s pro-reform activities. He is in poor health, and it is not known if he is receiving the daily medication ...
Further information on UA 273/11 SYRIA - SYRIAN HELD FOR MEDIA INTERVIEWS RELEASED
SYRIA Syrian retired teacher Mohammed Najati Tayyara was released on 17 January following a general amnesty for “offences” allegedly committed since the start of widespread unrest in Syria in March 2011. He had been arrested by Syrian Political Security officers on 12 May 2011. He was subjected to ...
UA 82/12 SYRIA - FEARS FOR TURKISH JOURNALISTS IN SYRIA
SYRIA Turkish journalists Adem Özköse and Hamit Coskun went missing while reporting on current events in northern Syria. They were in Syria, close to the Turkish border, on 10 March when they last made contact with colleagues. It is believed that they have been subjected to enforced disappearance, ...
UA 86/12 SYRIA - FEARS FOR SYRIAN HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER
SYRIA Human rights lawyer Abdullah al-Khalil is being held in incommunicado detention at an unknown location where he is at risk of torture and other ill-treatment. He has not been seen since he was arrested on a street in al-Raqqa, eastern Syria, on 3 February. Abdullah al-Khalil, ...
Further information on UA 292/11 SYRIA - TWO MEN RELEASED, FATE OF OTHERS UNKNOWN
SYRIA Muhammad Yassin Al Hamwi and Shaker al-Masri have been released. They had been detained incommunicado since their arrest on 23 September 2011. Muhammad Muhammad Al Hamwi and Ahmad Kuraitem, also arrested the same day, and Abd al-Akram al-Sakka, held since 15 July, remain subjected to enforced disappearance. ...
UA 80/12 SYRIA - DISAPPEARANCE OF SYRIAN KURD STUDENT ACTIVIST
SYRIA Student activist, Jaqar Khoen Mullah Ahmed, a member of Syria’s Kurdish minority, has not been seen since 3 March. There are fears he may have been arrested by the security forces. If so, with the security forces denying he is in their custody, he has been subjected ...
UA 76/12 SYRIA - SYRIAN MAN HELD AFTER MEDIA INTERVIEW
SYRIA Syrian man Kamal Saloum has been missing since 11 February 2012 after he gave an interview with Al Jazeera following an earlier demonstration in his hometown of al-Suwayda, south Syria. He is being held incommunicado and there are fears for his health as it is unclear whether ...
Further information on UA 16/12 SYRIA - SYRIAN PRO-REFORM ACTIVIST RELEASED
SYRIA Pro-reform activist Georges Moubayed was released at the end of January 2012. He had been abducted by a group believed to be linked to the Syrian authorities. Georges Moubayed, a jeweller aged 62, was abducted after leaving his house in the Jaramana district of the Syrian ...
UA 67/12 SYRIA - SYRIAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS AND OTHERS STILL HELD
SYRIA Syrian staff at the Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression, as well as a visitor to the centre, have been held incommunicado since their arrest on 16 February. They are believed to be held at the Air Force Security branch in Damascus. They may be ...
Further information on UA 343/2011 Syria - SYRIAN ACTIVIST RELEASED FROM DETENTION
SYRIA Syrian man Ahmed Andora was released on 27 January 2012 after almost four months in detention. A local contact told Amnesty International that Ahmed Andora was released in the early hours of 27 January 2012. He was not taken before a judge and no charges were brought against ...
Further information on Syria - BROTHER OF KILLED SYRIAN ACTIVIST AT RISK
SYRIA Hazem Taisir Mattar, brother of killed Syrian activist Ghayath Mattar, has been missing from his hometown of Daraya, Syria, since 7 February. There are fears he may have been arrested and is now held in secret detention in conditions amounting to enforced disappearance. If ...
UA 33/12 SYRIA - FEARS FOR MISSING SYRIAN MAN
SYRIA Syrian farmer Hussam Ahmed al-Nabulsi was arrested by members of the Syrian Military Intelligence on his way to work in the coastal town of Banias, on 31 December 2011. He has been held incommunicado at an unknown location since then. There are grave concerns that he is ...
Further information on UA 252/11 SYRIA - SYRIAN REPORTER FREED, NO NEWS OF BROTHER
SYRIA Syrian reporter 'Adel Walid Kharsa was released on 9 January 2011 after over two months in incommunicado detention following his arrest in the city of Hama, central Syria, on 31 October 2011. His brother, 'Imad Walid Kharsa, appears to have been subjected to enforced disappearance and is at risk ...
UA 20/12 SYRIA - HEALTH CONCERNS FOR DETAINED SYRIAN ACTIVIST
SYRIA Shibal Ibrahim, a member of Syria's Kurdish minority and a political activist, has been held incommunicado by Syrian security forces since his arrest on 22 September 2011. He is believed to be in poor health, and is at risk of torture and other ill-treatment. He is a prisoner of ...
UA 16/12 SYRIA - ABDUCTED SYRIAN ACTIVIST AT RISK OF TORTURE
SYRIA Pro-reform activist Georges Moubayed was abducted on 10 January 2012 and remains held at an unknown location by a group believed to be linked to the Syrian authorities. On 12 January, his family received a phone-call in which he said he had been shot in the leg and the ...
Further information on UA 345/11 SYRIA - SYRIAN STUDENT RELEASED AFTER TWO MONTHS
SYRIA Syrian student Suhaib al-Ammar was released without charge on 10 January 2012, following his arrest by Syrian Air Force Intelligence officials on 18 November 2011. On 18 November, 22-year-old Suhaib al-Ammar was travelling from Damascus, the Syrian capital, to the nearby town of Daraya to visit his sister and ...
UA 6/12 SYRIA - GRAVE FEARS FOR HEALTH OF SYRIAN ACTIVIST
SYRIA Prominent Syrian pro-reform activist Mohamed Anwar Dabbas was taken from a hospital by Syrian security forces after he was seriously injured during a demonstration on 1 January 2012. He has not been heard from since. There is grave concern for his well-being as it is not known whether he ...
Further information on UA 267/11 SYRIA - BROTHER OF HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST RELEASED
SYRIA Yassin Ziadeh, brother of exiled Syrian human rights activist Radwan Ziadeh, was released from detention on 5 November 2011. 37-year-old businessman Yassin Ziadeh was arrested by members of the Syrian Air Force Intelligence on 30 August 2011 in Daraya, near the Syrian capital of Damascus. His family told Amnesty ...
UA 332/11 SYRIA - FEARS FOR MEN AND CHILD ARRESTED IN SYRIA
SYRIA The whereabouts of three men and a child arrested on 27 November in Syria are unknown. They appear to have been subjected to enforced disappearance, and there are fears for their safety, particularly as two of the men have pre-existing medical conditions. Lawyer Fahd Musa al-Musa, ...
UA 362/11 SYRIA - ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE OF SYRIAN MAN
SYRIA Forty-four year old Wa’el Khattab was arrested on 14 August during the ongoing popular protests in Syria. He has had no contact with his family since. He appears to have been subjected to an enforced disappearance by the Syrian authorities. His life is in danger. Wa’el ...
UA 345/11 SYRIA - SYRIAN STUDENT AT RISK OF TORTURE IN DETENTION
SYRIA Syrian student Suhaib al-Ammar was arrested on 18 November by officials of Air Force Intelligence, one of Syria’s security police agencies, near Daraya, close to the Syrian capital of Damascus. Since then he has been detained incommunicado at an unknown location, prompting serious fears for his safety ...
Further information on UA 290/11 SYRIA - SYRIAN ACTIVIST RELEASED
SYRIA Syrian activist Ghassan Yasin was released from detention on 10 November. He had been held since 18 August. A source has told Amnesty International that on 3 November Ghassan Yasin was brought before judicial authorities in his home town, Aleppo, northern Syria, on charges related to ...
UA 343/11 SYRIA - DETAINED SYRIAN MAN AT RISK OF TORTURE
SYRIA Ahmed Andora was arrested by Syrian security forces in Damascus on 28 September. He has been detained incommunicado since 2 October and may have been subjected to enforced disappearance, putting him at grave risk of torture and other ill-treatment. Ahmed Andora was meeting two people at ...
Further information on UA 252/11 SYRIA - SYRIAN REPORTER'S BROTHER HELD
SYRIA Amnesty International has learnt that 'Imad Walid Kharsa, the brother of detained Syrian reporter 'Adel Walid Kharsa, is also being detained and has been held incommunicado since August. It is gravely concerned that both men are at risk of torture and other ill-treatment. According to information received ...
UA 333/11 SYRIA - FEARS FOR MISSING SYRIAN ACTIVISTS
SYRIA Syrian activists Mohamed Bachir Arab and Ahmed Omar Azoz went missing from their home town of Aleppo, northern Syria, on 2 November. There are fears that they have been arrested and are being held in secret detention, in which case they would be at serious risk of ...
Further information on UA 232/11 SYRIA - DETAINED SYRIAN MAN'S LIFE IS AT RISK
SYRIA ‘Awad Jassim ‘Abbas, who has had no contact with his family or lawyers since 14 May, may have been subjected to enforced disappearance by the Syrian authorities. His life is in danger. 'Awad 'Abbas was arrested on 14 May, shortly after he and his brother, Hussein ...
UA 303/11 SYRIA - YOUNG SYRIAN PROTESTER HELD INCOMMUNICADO
SYRIA A young Syrian man, Mohamad Nooh, was arrested on 5 October during a demonstration in Daraya, a suburb of Damascus, Syria. He has been held incommunicado since his arrest in conditions amounting to an enforced disappearance. Amnesty International fears for his health as he suffers from liver ...
Further information on UA 258/11 SYRIA - SYRIAN ACTIVIST NO LONGER AT TORTURE RISK
SYRIA Young Syrian activist Hanadi Zahlout, who had been held in incommunicado detention at an unknown location after her arrest on 4 August, has now appeared before a court and is in regular contact with her family and her lawyer. She appears to be no longer at risk ...
Further information on UA 255/11 SYRIA - ACTIVIST AND SON NO LONGER AT RISK OF TORTURE
SYRIA Syrian activist Walid al-Bunni and his son Mu’ayad al-Bunni, who had been held incommunicado after their arrest on 6 August 2011, appear to no longer be at risk of torture. Walid al-Bunni has been charged and is currently awaiting trial. He now has regular contact with his ...
Further information on UA 209/11 SYRIA - HEALTH FEARS FOR SYRIAN ACTIVIST
SYRIA Syrian activist, Anas al-Shogre, who has been detained incommunicado since May, apparently for calling for and leading protests in the coastal city of Banias, is now believed to be held at a State Security branch in the capital Damascus. Reports suggest that he is in poor health ...
UA: 292/11 SYRIA - SYRIAN MEN DETAINED INCOMMUNICADO
SYRIA Fotot: Muhammad Yassin Al Hamwi och hans son, Muhammad Muhammad Al Hamwi Four men from the Damascus suburb of Daraya are being held incommunicado after their arrest by Syrian security forces on 23 September. Amnesty International fears for their safety, particularly because one was threatened with death during their ...
UA: 290/11 SYRIA - FEARS FOR MISSING SYRIAN ACTIVIST
SYRIA Syrian activist Ghassan Yasin went missing from his hometown Aleppo, northern Syria , on 18 August. He is believed to be in secret detention at the Political Security branch in Aleppo. He was previously arrested and reportedly tortured by Syrian security forces and suffers from hepatitis C . Ghassan ...
Further information on UA: 224/11 SYRIA - GEORGE SABRA RELEASED
SYRIA George Sabra was released without charge on 19 September after being brought before a civil court judge in Qatana, south-west of Damascus. He had been arrested on 20 July, and spent two months detained incommunicado. George Sabra's son Chadi Sabra, who lives in France, told Amnesty International that his ...
UA: 278/11 SYRIA - DETAINED SYRIAN WRITER AT RISK OF TORTURE
SYRIA Kurdish writer and pro-reform activist, Hussein ‘Essou, aged 59, has been held incommunicado since his arrest in al-Hasakah, north-eastern Syria, on 3 September 2011. He suffers from a heart condition and may not be receiving the regular medication he requires. He is at risk of torture and other ill-treatment. ...
UA: 273/11 SYRIA - SYRIAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST RE-ARRESTED
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Further information on UA: 250/11 SYRIA - FEARS FOR PROTESTERS AFTER DEATH IN CUSTODY
SYRIA Five men arrested reportedly for their involvement with popular protests in Syria remain detained incommunicado after being arrested in July and August. Fears for the men have heightened following reports that a pro-reform activist from the same town was killed while in the custody of the security forces. ...
Further information on UA: 266/11 SYRIA- HEALTH OF ARRESTED SYRIAN MAN AT SERIOUS RISK
SYRIA Mohammed Hasan al-Labwani was released on 6 September after being referred to an investigating judge. His next hearing has been scheduled for 18 September. Mohammed Hasan al-Labwani, who was arrested on 18 August in al-Zabadani, near Damascus, has now been reunited with his family. He was charged by ...
UA 268/11 SYRIA - SYRIAN ACTIVISTS HELD INCOMMUNICADO AT RISK
SYRIA Syrian activists, brothers Yahya Shurbaji and Ma’an Shurbaji, Ghayath Mattar, Mohamed Tayseer Khoulani and Mazen Zyadeh, all from Daraya, a south-western suburb of Damascus, were arrested on 6 September and are being held incommunicado, reportedly by Air Force Intelligence. They are at serious risk of torture and other ill-treatment. ...
UA 266/11 SYRIA - HEALTH OF ARRESTED SYRIAN MAN AT SERIOUS RISK
SYRIA Mohammed Hasan al-Labwani has been held incommunicado since his arrest by General Intelligence, commonly referred to as State Security, on 18 August in the town of al-Zabadani, near Damascus, Syria. His family fear for his safety as he suffers from a serious medical condition. He is also at grave ...
UA: 264/11 SYRIA - HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST DETAINED IN SYRIA
SYRIA Syrian human rights activist Mohamed Iyyad Tayyara has been held incommunicado since his arrest from his flat in the city of Homs, western Syria, on 28 August 2011. He is at serious risk of torture and other ill-treatment. According to a fellow Syrian human rights activist, Mohamed Iyyad Tayyara, ...
UA 258/11 SYRIA - SYRIAN WOMAN AT RISK OF TORTURE IN DETENTION
SYRIA Young Syrian activist Hanadi Zahlout has been held incommunicado at an unknown location since her arrest in Damascus, Syria, on 4 August. She is at serious risk of torture or other ill-treatment. Amnesty International fears that she may have been subjected to enforced disappearance. Hanadi Zahlout, ...
UA 255/11 SYRIA - SYRIAN ACTIVIST AND 18-YEAR-OLD SON AT RISK
SYRIA Prominent Syrian activist Walid al-Bunni and his 18-year-old son, Mu’ayad al-Bunni, have been held in incommunicado detention since 6 August. They were arrested while they were in hiding in Damascus, Syria. They are at serious risk of torture and other ill-treatment. Walid al-Bunni and his two ...
UA 252/11 SYRIA - SYRIAN NEWS REPORTER AT RISK OF TORTURE
SYRIA ‘Adel Walid Kharsa, a 25-year-old news reporter from Hama, Syria, has been held incommunicado since his arrest on 17 August from the house in which he was hiding. Amnesty International believes he is at risk of torture and ill-treatment. ‘Adel Walid Kharsa began working as a ...
UA 250/11 SYRIA - PROTESTERS AT RISK OF TORTURE AFTER ARRESTS
SYRIA Five Syrian men involved in protests in the town of Daraya, south-west of Damascus, have been held incommunicado, reportedly by Air Force Intelligence, since their arrests in July and August. They are at grave risk of torture and other ill-treatment. Khairo al-Dabbas, aged 52, was arrested ...
Further information on UA 149/11 SYRIA - SYRIAN MAN RELEASED
SYRIA Wa’el Hammada, a Syrian man who had been held incommunicado detention and reportedly subjected to torture and other ill-treatment, was released on bail on 1 August. He and his brother ‘Abd al-Rahman Hammada have been charged and are currently awaiting trial. Following his arrest on 12 ...
UA 232/11 SYRIA - TORTURE FEARS FOR DETAINED SYRIAN MAN
SYRIA ‘Awad Jassim ‘Abbas has been held incommunicado since his arrest on 14 May. Reports suggest he has been tortured or otherwise ill-treated by Syrian security forces. ‘Awad ‘Abbas was arrested at his home in al-Dumayr, north-east of the capital Damascus, during a raid by ...
UA 224/11 SYRIA - ACTIVIST DETAINED, RISKS TORTURE
SYRIA Syrian political activist George Sabra has been detained incommunicado at an unknown location since 20 July as part of mass arrests by the Syrian army and security forces in the town of Qatana, south-west of the capital, Damascus. He is at serious risk of torture and ...
Further information on UA 149/11 SYRIA - SYRIAN PRISONER RELEASED, BROTHER STILL HELD
SYRIA ‘Abd al-Rahman Hammada was released on bail on 27 June 2011 after spending a month and a half in detention. He was reportedly tortured during the first two weeks of his detention. His brother Wa’el Hammada has been held incommunicado since his arrest on 12 May. Amnesty ...
Further information on UA 151/11 SYRIA - SYRIAN ACTIVIST RELEASED
SYRIA Syrian civil society activist Amjad Baiazy was released on bail on 1 July. He has been charged and is awaiting trial. Amjad Baiazy was arrested at Syria’s Damascus International Airport on 12 May. He was held incommunicado in solitary confinement by State Security forces in Damascus ...
UA 209/11 SYRIA - SYRIAN ACTIVIST AT SERIOUS RISK OF TORTURE
SYRIA Syrian activist, Anas al-Shogre, has been detained incommunicado since his arrest on the night of 14-15 May, apparently for calling for and leading protests in the coastal city of Banias, Syria. He is at serious risk of torture and other ill-treatment. According to a Syrian human ...
Further information on UA 189/11 SYRIA - KURDISH ACTIVIST RELEASED IN SYRIA
SYRIA Sabri Mirza, a 60-year-old Kurdish political activist and human rights lawyer, was released on 23 June, following his arrest the previous week in Qamishly, northern Syria. Sabri Mirza was arrested by local police and handed over to Political Security forces on 13 June. After being held ...
Syrienstafetten syftar till att uppmärksamma de pågående människorättskränkningarna i Syrien under en längre tid. Under 9 veckor, med start v.16, kommer Amnestyaktivister ge sig ut över hela landet för att informera, manifestera och få människor att agera!
UNDER V.20 BEFINNER SIG STAFETTEN I sandviken
Från måndagen den 13 maj och under hela veckan kommer Amnestyaktivister i Sandviken att informera om den pågående krisen i Syrien genom filmvisning, föreläsning och manifestiation.
Kom och skriv under för att stoppa blodbadet i Syrien du med!
Den 13-15 maj kl.16.15 och kl.17.15 är det filmvisning på Sandvikens folkbibliotek
Den 14 maj kl.18.30-20.00 håller Katarina Bergehed en föreläsning i Evandersalen i Folkets Hus.
Den 15 maj åker Katarina Bergehed på skolbesök.
Den 16 maj kl.18.30-20.00 håller Said Mulla och Kamiran Hajo föreläsning i Evandersalen i Folkets Hus.
Den 17 maj kl.12.00-12.30 avslutas veckan med en manifestation i Krysset!
Syrienstafetten syftar till att uppmärksamma de pågående människorättskränkningarna i Syrien under en längre tid. Under 9 veckor, med start v.16, kommer Amnestyaktivister ge sig ut över hela landet för att informera, manifestera och få människor att agera! UNDER V.20 BEFINNER SIG STAFETTEN I sandviken Från måndagen den 13 maj ...
Syrienstafetten syftar till att uppmärksamma de pågående människorättskränkningarna i Syrien under en längre tid. Under 9 veckor, med start v.16, kommer Amnestyaktivister ge sig ut över hela landet för att informera, manifestera och få människor att agera!
UNDER V.21 BEFINNER SIG STAFETTEN I laholm
Fredagen den 24 maj ordnar Amnestyaktivister ett boklotteri i Mellby Center i Mellbystrand. De kommer även att informera om den pågående krisen i Syrien och samla in namnunderskrifter.
Kom och skriv under för att stoppa blodbadet i Syrien du med!
Syrienstafetten syftar till att uppmärksamma de pågående människorättskränkningarna i Syrien under en längre tid. Under 9 veckor, med start v.16, kommer Amnestyaktivister ge sig ut över hela landet för att informera, manifestera och få människor att agera! UNDER V.21 BEFINNER SIG STAFETTEN I laholm Fredagen den 24 maj ordnar ...
Syrienstafetten syftar till att uppmärksamma de pågående människorättskränkningarna i Syrien under en längre tid. Under 9 veckor, med start v.16, kommer Amnestyaktivister ge sig ut över hela landet för att informera, manifestera och få människor att agera!
UNDER V.21 BEFINNER SIG STAFETTEN I LAHOLM och strömsund
Lördagen den 25 maj finns Amnestyaktivister på torget i Strömsund för att informera om den pågående krisen i Syrien och samla in namnunderskrifter.
Kom och skriv under för att stoppa blodbadet i Syrien du med!
Syrienstafetten syftar till att uppmärksamma de pågående människorättskränkningarna i Syrien under en längre tid. Under 9 veckor, med start v.16, kommer Amnestyaktivister ge sig ut över hela landet för att informera, manifestera och få människor att agera! UNDER V.21 BEFINNER SIG STAFETTEN I LAHOLM och strömsund Lördagen den 25 ...
Syrienstafetten syftar till att uppmärksamma de pågående människorättskränkningarna i Syrien under en längre tid. Under 9 veckor, med start v.16, kommer Amnestyaktivister ge sig ut över hela landet för att informera, manifestera och få människor att agera!
UNDER V.22-23 BEFINNER SIG STAFETTEN I karlstad
Tisdagen den 28 maj - måndagen den 10 juni ordnar Amnestyaktivister en utställning på Stadsbiblioteket i Karlstad. Där kommer det att finnas information om den pågående krisen i Syrien och möjlighet att skriva under för att stoppa blodbadet i Syrien. Välkommen att bidra med ditt namn du också!
Syrienstafetten syftar till att uppmärksamma de pågående människorättskränkningarna i Syrien under en längre tid. Under 9 veckor, med start v.16, kommer Amnestyaktivister ge sig ut över hela landet för att informera, manifestera och få människor att agera! UNDER V.22-23 BEFINNER SIG STAFETTEN I karlstad Tisdagen den 28 maj - ...
Syrienstafetten syftar till att uppmärksamma de pågående människorättskränkningarna i Syrien under en längre tid. Under 9 veckor, med start v.16, kommer Amnestyaktivister ge sig ut över hela landet för att informera, manifestera och få människor att agera!
UNDER V.23 BEFINNER SIG STAFETTEN I KARLSTAD, höganäs och sölvesborg
Onsdagen den 5 juni finns Amnestyaktivister på plats i centrala Sölvesborg för att informera om den pågående krisen i Syrien och samla in namnunderskrifter för att stoppa blodbadet i Syrien. Välkommen att bidra med ditt namn du också!
Syrienstafetten syftar till att uppmärksamma de pågående människorättskränkningarna i Syrien under en längre tid. Under 9 veckor, med start v.16, kommer Amnestyaktivister ge sig ut över hela landet för att informera, manifestera och få människor att agera! UNDER V.23 BEFINNER SIG STAFETTEN I KARLSTAD, höganäs och sölvesborg Onsdagen den ...
Syrienstafetten syftar till att uppmärksamma de pågående människorättskränkningarna i Syrien under en längre tid. Under 9 veckor, med start v.16, kommer Amnestyaktivister ge sig ut över hela landet för att informera, manifestera och få människor att agera!
UNDER V.24 BEFINNER SIG STAFETTEN I ljungskile
Måndag till Fredag, den 10-14 juni, kl.17-18 finns Amnestyaktivister i Ljungskile centrum för att informera om den pågående krisen i Syrien och samla in namnunderskrifter. Fredagen den 14 juni arrangeras en manifestation för det syriska folket i form av ett fackeltåg samt tal och musik.
Kom och agera för att stoppa blodbadet i Syrien du med!
Syrienstafetten syftar till att uppmärksamma de pågående människorättskränkningarna i Syrien under en längre tid. Under 9 veckor, med start v.16, kommer Amnestyaktivister ge sig ut över hela landet för att informera, manifestera och få människor att agera! UNDER V.24 BEFINNER SIG STAFETTEN I ljungskile Måndag till Fredag, den 10-14 ...
