Syria

A human rights revolution

Emerson — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:28:26 +0000

AIUK : Middle East protest movements 'have proved astonishingly resilient' - Report summarises historic year

Emerson — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:43:21 +0000

Amnesty International Interim Middle East and North Africa Director Philip Luther said:

“With few exceptions, governments have failed to recognise that everything has changed.

“The protest movements across the region, led in many cases by young people and with women playing central roles, have proved astonishingly resilient in the face of sometimes staggering repression."

Source: AIUK : Middle East protest movements 'have proved astonishingly resilient' - Report summarises historic year

BBC News - Syria should be referred to ICC, UN's Navi Pillay says

Emerson — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:27:45 +0000

The top United Nations human rights official has told the Security Council that Syria should be referred to the International Criminal Court over its crackdown on anti-government protests.

Source: BBC News - Syria should be referred to ICC, UN's Navi Pillay says

Standing in solidarity with Syrians demanding change

cat — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:15:16 +0000

"I am not afraid" - Syrian demonstration

Emerson — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:31:11 +0100

I Am Not Afraid - Syrian Embassy Action

Emerson — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:19:12 +0100

Eyes on Syria: Interactive map

Emerson — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:48:57 +0100

Our friends at Amnesty USA have created an interactive map showing the scale of deaths in detention in Syria.

Source: Eyes on Syria: Interactive map

Arab Spring Update - Amnesty TV

Emerson — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:27:03 +0100

BBC News - Syria unrest: UN condemns government crackdown

Emerson — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 09:31:58 +0100

The UN Security Council has condemned the Syrian government for its deadly crackdown on protesters.

The statement was adopted over the fears of some members that any action could lead to Libya-style intervention.

Source: BBC News - Syria unrest: UN condemns government crackdown

BBC News - Syrian tanks launch fresh attack on city of Hama

Emerson — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:35:49 +0100

Syrian security forces have renewed attacks on the city of Hama on the second day of a crackdown on anti-government protesters, activists say.

Tanks opened fire after a night of sporadic shooting, Hama-based activist Omar Hamawi told AP news agency. One report said four people had died.

Security forces killed scores of people in the city on Sunday.

Source: BBC News - Syrian tanks launch fresh attack on city of Hama

Amnesty TV episode two - torture

Emerson — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 10:04:27 +0100

Women in Middle East and North Africa

vero — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 09:45:53 +0100

Stop the bloodshed in Syria - your signatures handed in

Emerson — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:56:50 +0100

Stop the bloodshed in Syria - your signatures handed in

Emerson — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:47:56 +0100

Stop the bloodshed in Syria

Charlotte_K — Thu, 26 May 2011 14:47:54 +0100

Syria: Dera'a mass grave reports must be investigated

Charlotte_K — Wed, 18 May 2011 15:09:07 +0100

The Syrian authorities must carry out a prompt, impartial investigation into reports that a number of bodies were unearthed near the city of Dera’a and into how those deaths occurred, Amnesty International said today.

Source: Syria: Dera'a mass grave reports must be investigated

Syrain security forces can not cover their crimes from human rights

BH2011 — Mon, 16 May 2011 20:45:48 +0100

Syria: killings 'spiralling out of control'

Charlotte_K — Wed, 11 May 2011 15:40:38 +0100

At least 48 people have been killed in Syria by the security forces in the last four days, local and international human rights activists have told Amnesty International, as the crackdown on the coastal city of Banias intensified.

Source: Syria: killings 'spiralling out of control'

Syria: activists forced into hiding by threats

Charlotte_K — Tue, 10 May 2011 15:24:19 +0100

Human rights activists seen to be involved in pro-reform protests in Syria have been forced into hiding after receiving threats from Syrian authorities, Amnesty International said today as a “Day of Defiance” took place around the country.

Source: Syria: activists forced into hiding by threats

Daraa - Syrian troops shell & storm Al-Omari mosque - 30.04.2011

FlashNewsPlus — Thu, 05 May 2011 23:16:07 +0100

Horrible images of Daraa, Syria mass destruction emerge

FlashNewsPlus — Thu, 05 May 2011 23:01:09 +0100

The Truth on footage: Tanks open fire at unarmed protesters at Talbisa, Syria - 29.04.2011

FlashNewsPlus — Wed, 04 May 2011 21:55:01 +0100

Syria: detainees tell of torture amid mass arrests

Charlotte_K — Wed, 04 May 2011 16:48:07 +0100

Amnesty International has received first-hand reports of torture and other ill-treatment from detainees held in Syria as a wave of arrests of anti-government protesters intensified over the weekend.

Source: Syria: detainees tell of torture amid mass arrests

UN Security Council must refer Syria to International Criminal Court

Charlotte_K — Wed, 04 May 2011 16:32:53 +0100

The UN Security Council must refer the situation in Syria to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Amnesty International said today, amid escalating government violence against protesters calling for reform.

Source: UN Security Council must refer Syria to International Criminal Court

URGENT message to US, UN, Human Rights Watch & all human rights organisations re DIRE situation in Daraa, Syria

FlashNewsPlus — Wed, 04 May 2011 15:27:08 +0100

Scores killed in Syria as 'Great Friday' protests are attacked

Charlotte_K — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:23:59 +0100

At least 75 people have been killed today in Syria during mass protests, local human rights activists told Amnesty International, as the government launched its deadliest crackdown yet on demonstrators calling for political reform.

Source: Scores killed in Syria as 'Great Friday' protests are attacked

UN human rights chief calls on Syria to halt attacks on protesters

rekey — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 08:51:06 +0100

25 April 2011 – The United Nations human rights chief today denounced the Syrian Government’s increasingly violent crackdown on peaceful protesters and urged an immediate end to the use of excessive force, which she noted has only intensified in recent days.

Source: UN human rights chief calls on Syria to halt attacks on protesters

Syria: Reform pledges ring hollow amid killings

Charlotte_K — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:26:37 +0100

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad must back up his pledge to introduce reforms with immediate, concrete action to end the continuing wave of killings of protesters by his security forces, said Amnesty International.

Source: Syria: Reform pledges ring hollow amid killings

Syria: unrest death toll reaches 171

Charlotte_K — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:23:45 +0100

At least 171 people are believed to have been killed during three weeks of unrest in Syria, Amnesty International said after at least eight more fatalities during protests.

Source: Syria: unrest death toll reaches 171

Twitter network of Arab and Middle East protests - interactive map

Charlotte_K — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:50:41 +0100

Follow the latest tweets on protests around the Arab world and the Middle East from the Guardian's network of journalists, bloggers and experts.

Source: Twitter network of Arab and Middle East protests - interactive map