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Syria: President al-Assad’s Decision to Lay Blame for Unrest on Foreign “Conspiracy” is “Dangrous Diversion”
Amnesty InternationalPress Release For Immediate ReleaseWednesday, March 30, 2011President al-Assad's Decision to Lay Blame for Unrest on Foreign “Conspiracy” is “Dangerous Diversion,” Says Amnesty InternationalOrganization Says Syrian President Should Address Real Problem of Security Force Violence Against ProtestersContact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected](London) – Amnesty International said today Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s failure to lift the country’s repressive state of emergency is a crucial missed opportunity.“By pinning the blame for ongoing unrest on a foreign ‘conspiracy,’ President al-Assad is snubbing the many Syrians who are bravely calling for reform,” said Philip Luther, Amnesty International’s deputy director for the Middle East and…
April 14, 2011
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Syria: Death Toll Climbs as Protests Spread, Says Amnesty International
At least 55 people are believed to have been killed during a week of unrest in and around the Syrian town of Dera?a, Amnesty...
April 14, 2011
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Syria: Amnesty International Urges Syrian Authorities to Lift Repressive Laws Amid Violence
The Syrian government's pledge to lift the country's long-standing state of emergency must be swiftly backed up with...
April 14, 2011
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Syria: Death Toll Climbs as Protests Spread, Says Amnesty International
At least 55 people are believed to have been killed during a week of unrest in and around the Syrian town of Dera?a, Amnesty...
April 14, 2011
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Syria: Spiraling Syria Death Toll Reports are ‘Disturbing,’ Says Amnesty International
In the last 24 hours, security forces have reportedly killed dozens of people in and around Dera?a, including when they shot...
March 27, 2011
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Syria: Amnesty International Condemns Attack on Mosque Amid Wave of Detentions in Syria
At least seven people are reported to have been killed in a night-time raid on the 'Omari mosque in the southern town of...
March 27, 2011
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Syria: Spiraling Syria Death Toll Reports are ‘Disturbing,’ Says Amnesty International
In the last 24 hours, security forces have reportedly killed dozens of people in and around Dera?a, including when they shot...
March 27, 2011
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Amnesty International Condemns Crackdown in Syria After Protesters, Including Children, Are Beaten and Violently Dispersed
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseWednesday, March 16, 2011Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] International Condemns Crackdown in Syria After Protesters, Including Children, Are Beaten and Violently DispersedAt Least 30 People are Arrested and Taken Away After Calling for Release of Political Prisoners(London) -- Amnesty International condemned Syria’s crackdown on protests today after eyewitnesses reported that peaceful demonstrators, including children, were violently dispersed by security officers and beaten. More than 30 people were arrested and taken to unknown locations after calling for the release of political prisoners.Those arrested included family members of prisoners of conscience and human rights activists.The small demonstration…
March 27, 2011
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Syria: Amnesty International Condemns Attack on Mosque Amid Wave of Detentions in Syria
At least seven people are reported to have been killed in a night-time raid on the 'Omari mosque in the southern town of...
March 27, 2011
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Amnesty International Calls on Syria to Free All Prisoners of Conscience After Human Rights Lawyer Haytham al-Maleh is Released
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseTuesday, March 8, 2011Amnesty International Calls on Syria to Free All Prisoners of Conscience After Human Rights Lawyer Haytham al-Maleh is ReleasedHuman Rights Organization Campaigned For His Release After Jailing for Television Interview Critical of GovernmentContact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected](New York) -- Amnesty International today urged the Syrian authorities to free all prisoners of conscience following the release of a 79-year-old human rights lawyer who was imprisoned for giving a television interview critical of excessive government security and corruption.Haytham al-Maleh was freed on Tuesday, a day after President Bashar al-Assad issued an amnesty for several…
March 27, 2011
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Amnesty International Condemns Crackdown in Syria After Protesters, Including Children, Are Beaten and Violently Dispersed
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseWednesday, March 16, 2011Contact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected] International Condemns Crackdown in Syria After Protesters, Including Children, Are Beaten and Violently DispersedAt Least 30 People are Arrested and Taken Away After Calling for Release of Political Prisoners(London) -- Amnesty International condemned Syria’s crackdown on protests today after eyewitnesses reported that peaceful demonstrators, including children, were violently dispersed by security officers and beaten. More than 30 people were arrested and taken to unknown locations after calling for the release of political prisoners.Those arrested included family members of prisoners of conscience and human rights activists.The small demonstration…
March 27, 2011
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Amnesty International Calls on Syria to Free All Prisoners of Conscience After Human Rights Lawyer Haytham al-Maleh is Released
Amnesty International Press ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseTuesday, March 8, 2011Amnesty International Calls on Syria to Free All Prisoners of Conscience After Human Rights Lawyer Haytham al-Maleh is ReleasedHuman Rights Organization Campaigned For His Release After Jailing for Television Interview Critical of GovernmentContact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-633-4150, [email protected](New York) -- Amnesty International today urged the Syrian authorities to free all prisoners of conscience following the release of a 79-year-old human rights lawyer who was imprisoned for giving a television interview critical of excessive government security and corruption.Haytham al-Maleh was freed on Tuesday, a day after President Bashar al-Assad issued an amnesty for several…
March 27, 2011