On December 9, 2013, a group of gunmen stormed the offices of the Violations Documentation Center in Syria in Douma, Damascus countryside and abducted Razan Zaitouneh and three other activists:…
Press releases & statements
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Enforced Disappearances
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09-December-2016 The prominent Syrian human rights defenders Razan Zaitouneh, Samira Al-Khalil, Wa’el Hamada and Nazim Hammadi, who remain missing three years after armed men abducted them, should be released immediately, 56…
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Human Rights Journalism
Escalation in Tartous Central Prisons Amidst Concerns for Safety of Detainees
by wael.mOn Sunday, 30th October 2016, the Chief of Police in Tartous province visited the central prison in response to prison protests. As reported by other prisoners, Souleiman Al Assad, who…
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I Introduction: Immediate deportation from “Islamic State territories” and not returning thereafter either in Iraq or Levant (Syria) in addition to pledging never to practice journalism again; these were the…
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Press releases & statements
Syria: Free Human Rights Lawyer Khalil Ma’touq Held for 4 Years
by wael.mRenewed calls for Khalil Ma’touq’s release on 4th anniversary of detention: (Geneva, New York, October 04, 2016) – Syria should immediately release the Human Rights Lawyer Khalil Ma’touq and his assistant, Mohamed…
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Executive Summary: When you sit down with Jalal, you get impressed immediately with the power of the youth in a man who is over fifty years old. As you listen…