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About Jiwan Abdulrahman Khaled: Jiwan Abdulrahman Khaled was arrested & imprisoned along with his father and brothers by Syrian regime security forces at 5:30am on 5 March 2012. Regime forces broke the fingers of Jiwan’s father, who has suffered from strokes, but then released him along with Jiwan’s brothers. But Jiwan remains detained and is … Continue reading →

Magdalene AbuKhrub of Nawa village, Dara, Syria is a 35-year-old mother who is also currently pregnant. She was taken hostage and imprisoned on 17 March 2012 by Assad’s regime, which is trying to pressure her brothers to turn themselves in. It is urgent that she be immediately and unconditionally released. Take action for Magdalene now. … Continue reading →

About Hazem Matar: Hazem Matar is the brother of Ghiyath Matar, the bright young activist whose brutal murder under torture on 9 September 2011 drew the world’s attention ever closer to the crisis in Syria. Hazem has now been taken political prisoner, and there are very real fears that he too is being held under … Continue reading →

About Muhammad and Annas Alian: Two brothers from Daraya — Muhammad Alian, age 18, and Annas Alian, age 25 and a father of a little girl — have been detained by Air Force Security since the summer of 2011. In late May, 2011, Annas agreed to participate in “dialogue” with a regime representative sent to … Continue reading →

About Suhaib Al-Ammar: Born on 25 November 1989, Suhaib Al-Ammar is a 21-year-old nonviolence activist and university student. He is the son of nonviolence teacher and recently-released political prisoner Dr. Mouhammad Al-Ammar and Fatima Saleh Hariri of Namar, Dara Province. Suhaib is a political prisoner in Syria. On Friday, 18 November 2011, Suhaib was on … Continue reading →

About Qusay Muhamad Abdulrahman: Qusay Muhamad Abdulrahman is a resident of the Naziheen (Displaced Persons) Camp, Dara (“naziheen” in the Syrian context are generally those displaced by the Israeli occupation of the Golan Heights). He was arrested by Military Intelligence at his father’s shop in Basri Square, Dara city and imprisoned on 5 October 2011. … Continue reading →

About Raji Jawabra: Raji Jawabra is originally from Dara. A student, he graduated near the top of his class in 2010 with a degree in communication technology and is working on his masters degree. His cell phone and the cell phone of his sister Dana Al Jawabra were confiscated when he was detained on 7 … Continue reading →

About Muhammad AboZayd: Muhammad Hasan AboZayd’s five children want him back home. Also known to his friends as “Mustafa” and “Abu Muhammad,” he is from Daraya’s nonviolence activist group. He was imprisoned 11 August 2011 by Air Force Intelligence, after a protest that began at Annas bin Malik Mosque in Daraya. Muhammad AboZayd was one … Continue reading →

About Husam Uzayel: Husam is a 23-year-old poet and a student of economics in his junior year at university. His last name in Arabic is spelled غزيل . Husam was imprisoned in Damascus on 5 October 2011. His family and friends have not able to contact him since. Like most political prisoners in Syria, he … Continue reading →

About Abdul-Akraim Siqa: Abdul-Akraim Siqa is a religious scholar from Daraya, a town of 180,000 in the Damascus countryside. He is known for teaching non-violence to Daraya youth. Abdul-Akraim has been in prison since 15 July 2011, and his family has not been allowed to communicate with him since. No arrest warrant was issued and … Continue reading →

About Tareq Saeed Belshe: Tareq Saeed Belshe is 31 years old and a resident of Syria’s coastal city of Latakia. Tareq was arbitrarily arrested and detained on 19 Augest 2011. No charges have been filed, yet in early September, he appeared on Syrian television where he was forced to “confess,” most likely under torture. As … Continue reading →

About Zaid Ismail: Born in 1992 in Latakia, Zaid is a student in the city of Homs at Baath College. He was imprisoned on 4 August 2011 and is being held incommunicado in an unknown location. Nothing more is known. Young prisoners who are not well known or do not have a high profile are … Continue reading →

مأزق الثورة في سوريا بقلم : يوسف خليل 9 نوفمبر 2011 ترجمة: أشرف عمر تم نشر المقال لأول مرة في 3 نوفمبر 2011، بجريدة العامل الاشتراكي الإلكترونية الأمريكية، تصدرها منظمة الاشتراكيين الأمميين بالولايات المتحدة. تجتاز الثورة اليوم في سوريا شهرها الثامن من دون أن يحرز أي من الأطرافالمتصارعة نصراً حاسماً على الآخر، وعلى الرغم مما يسببه القمع … Continue reading →

UPDATE: It is with great joy that we report that, according to news from her family, Yaman al Qadri was released on 26 November 2011! Many, many thanks to all who supported her and pressed for her release.  Let us continue to work hard for the freedom of every last political prisoner who remains in the … Continue reading →

UPDATE 20 March 2012: Mouhammad Al-Ammar has AGAIN been subjected to forced disappearance, on 19 March 2012 Mohammad Al-Ammar: Born in the village of Namar in Daraa Province on February 2, 1962, Dr. Mohammad Al-Ammar is a practicing physician as well as a political activist. He has been arrested three times during the ongoing revolution … Continue reading →

About Malak Shanawani: Malak Shanawani, age 26, is a journalist and gender activist, although she is a dentist by training. In the accompanying photo of her at a December 27, 2010 Damascus vigil against honor killings, she is wearing a bold t-shirt that reads: “I Am Against Honor Killings.” Her sign declares “Woman = Human … Continue reading →

About Mohamad Said Khoulani: Mohamad Said Khoulani is a father of four little girls. Born in Daraya in 1973, Mohamad is part of the Daraya Nonviolence Movement. He was arrested on May 19, 2011 by Air Force Security and has been detained without charge ever since. He was in good health upon his arrest and … Continue reading →

About Yazan Amro: Yazan Ahmad Amro is just twelve years old. Despite a congenital heart condition, Yazan is a top student. He lives in Syria’s fourth largest city, Hama. Yazan had heard about the thirteen-year-old boy of Dara, Hamza Khatib, who was tortured to death by the regime and his body delivered to his parents … Continue reading →

نستنكر التصريحات الرجعية للاسلامي مصطفى عبد الجليل رئيس المجلس الانتقالي في ليبيا لا لحكومة اسلامية في ليبيا بعد سقوط الدكتاتور في خطابه بمناسبة ما سمي بتحرير ليبيا يوم 23 تشرين الاول الجاري، اعلن مصطفى عبدالجليل رئيس المجلس الانتقالي بانه ينوي تشكيل حكومة تطبق الشريعة الاسلامية بما فيها القوانين القرووسطية المعادية للمرأة كقانون تعدد الزوجات باستخفاف … Continue reading →

About Alaa Akhras Alaa was forcibly disappeared from the Sarujeh area of Damascus on October 5, 2011. He was last seen at 8pm in Sarujeh just as a protest was beginning there. His family has not heard from him since. Alaa is a fourth-year law student. Enforced disappearances, when systematically perpetrated as in Syria, are … Continue reading →

UPDATE: Omar Antar has been released; please continue to write and work for his brothers’ release! About the Antar Brothers: Ahmad, Omar and Tareq: Three brothers from Latakia – Ahmad, Omar, and Tareq Antar – were captured in a raid by political security forces on their home in the Tabiyat neighborhood at 10am on September … Continue reading →

About Anas Shughri: Anas Shughri is a 23-year-old student of economics at Tishreen University. He is also a community-level social activist involved in activities promoting nonviolence and democratic reforms. On March 18, 2011, in his hometown of Banyas, he called: “Those who want to demand freedom, come with us!” And the people came. Anas played … Continue reading →

About Husain Essou: Husain Essou is a prominent writer and democracy activist. He has publicly declared his support for the popular protests, attended demonstrations in al-Hasakah, and provided information regarding the ongoing uprising against the Assad regime to international media outlets. An independent Kurdish activist, he belongs to a group of researchers inclusive of Syria’s … Continue reading →

UPDATE 11 Nov 2011: Ahmad’s friends have announced his release from detention! We send our warmest congratulations to Ahmad! And we redouble our efforts in support of the thousands of other political prisoners who remain detained by the brutal regime in Syria. About Ahmad Abdeen: Arms spread wide, Ahmad Abdeen loved to sing at protests. … Continue reading →

About Yahya Shurbaji: Born 1979, Yahya Shurbaji is a 32-year-old nonviolence visionary. He was part of the original Daraya Youth group which devoted itself to studying nonviolence and to civic projects in the community, and which had to disband in 2003 when eighteen of its members were imprisoned. Yahya emerged from his two-and-a-half year prison … Continue reading →