UA: 33/12 Index: MDE 24/009/2012 Issue Date: 2 February 2012

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 being subjected to torture and other ill-treatment. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 252/11 Index: MDE 24/008/2012 Issue Date: 25 January 2012

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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 of torture and other ill-treatment. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 20/12 Index: MDE 24/007/2012 Issue Date: 24 January 2012

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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 conscience, detained solely for his activism. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 16/12 Index: MDE 24/004/2012 Issue Date: 19 January 2012

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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 abductors demanded a ransom for his release. He is at risk of torture and other ill-treatment. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 345/11 Index: MDE 24/003/2012 Issue Date: 17 January 2012

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. [ Lire la suite » ]

UA: 6/12 Index: MDE 24/002/2012 Issue Date: 6 January 2012

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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 is receiving adequate medical treatment. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 267/11 Index: MDE 24/001/2012 Issue Date: 6 January 2012

Thanks to all of those who took action on behalf of Yassin Ziadeh. No further appeals from the network are required at present.

Yassin Ziadeh, brother of exiled Syrian human rights activist Radwan Ziadeh, was released from detention on 5 November 2011. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 290/11 Index: MDE 24/079/2011 Issue Date: 24 November 2011

Syrian activist Ghassan Yasin was released from detention on 10 November. He had been held since 18 August. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 258/11 Index: MDE 24/066/2011 Issue Date: 13 October 2011

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 of torture. [ Lire la suite » ]

Further information on UA: 255/11 Index: MDE 24/065/2011 Issue Date: 6 October 2011

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 family and lawyers. Mu’ayad al-Bunni, aged 18, was released on bail. [ Lire la suite » ]