The Syrian Human Rights Committee (SHRC) has welcomed the release of the Sheikh Salah Kiftaro following 14 months spent in prison without guilt | 01 Sep 10 

The Syrian Human Rights Committee (SHRC) calls on the president Bashar al-Asad on this day (30th August), the international day of the disappeared to disclose the fate of about twenty thousand disappeared detainees | 31 Aug 10 

An informed source in the Iraqi capital has reported that the Syrian embassy in Baghdad has failed to issue Syrian passports to Syrian citizens living in Iraq | 19 Aug 10 

One of the teachers who was transferred from the Ministry of Education to another ministry in Damascus, has spoken out about her bitter experiences | 12 Aug 10 

On Wednesday evening (28th July) the Syrian Authorities released the engineer Riyadh Saif, President of the Damascus Declaration following a period of two years and a half in prison. | 05 Aug 10 

A group of male nurses in Homs National Hospital were arrested because of their religious tendency including Mr. Khalid al-Akhras, the head of the nursing unit. | 02 Aug 10 

The body of Mohammed Ali Rahmoon was handed to his family following his arrests as a result of an argument with the financial Dept in Homs. | 02 Aug 10 

Following brutal beatings he was subjected to by Syrian Criminal Security elements, the engineer Wadee’ Sha’booq passed away on the 19/7/2010 in Aleppo, North Syria.
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The Military Criminal Court in Damascus condemned today (4/7/2010) the lawyer and well-known human rights activists Haytham al-Maleh to THREE YEARS in prison being accused of spreading false news that weaken the morals of the nation | 04 Jul 10 

The Syrian Human Rights Committee (SHRC) in conjunction with the Arab Orient Centre launches a humanitarian campaign for the release of detainees of conscience in the Syrian Prisons, and to release the Lawyer Haitham al-Maleh, the two students Ayaat Ahmed and Tal al-Malouhi, the writer Ali al-Abdullah, and the Human Rights Activist Muhannad al-Hassani. | 02 Jul 10 

The criminal court (Chamber II) in Damascus issued its sentence on 23/6/2010 against the President of the Syrian Human Rights Organisation, the lawyer Muhanad al-Hassani | 23 Jun 10 

The Syrian authorities have escalated their campaigns against the religious committed individuals in the suburbs of Homs arresting at least three from Baba Amro and Jawber suburbs | 16 Jun 10 

The social activist and author Riad Hammoud Darar (Deir Azzour) was released from prison today, 10/6/2010, following a detention which lasted five years | 11 Jun 10 

The Syrian citizen Husam Radwan al-Marei was released  following his detainment by the Egyptian State Security in Cairo Airport for a period of 38 days | 01 Jun 10 

The Syrian citizen Radwan al-Marei vanished in Cairo upon his arrival from San'aa where he lived with his family. | 20 May 10 

The Military General Attorney called for the criminalisation of lawyer Haitham al-Maleh , with the accusation of “spreading false news that weaken the spirit of the nation”.  | 20 May 10 

Ali al-Abdullah, who has been detained since 17/12/2007 and was sentenced to two years and a half due to his membership of the Damascus Declaration, was once again transferred to the SSSC on Monday 19/4/2010. | 29 Apr 10 

The Syrian Human Rights Committee invites the Syrian citizens and all supporters of human rights to participate in a vigil called for by Amnesty International outside the Syrian Embassy | 12 Apr 10 

Tens of youths opened extensive fire from their guns during celebration of easter in Latakia endagering the lives of the church's neighbours | 12 Apr 10 

Despite the Syrian official consent to allow celebrations for the Nawrooz season this year in Kurdish populated areas, there were deaths and injuries. | 30 Mar 10 

The Syrian Authorities arrested the youth, Qutayba al-Issa, on Thursday 19/3/2010 upon his return at Damascus Airport from Malaysia. | 30 Mar 10 

Two members of MAF's trustees, Abdul Hafeez Abdulrahman and Nadira Abdu, were arrested this month in Aleppo by a patrol of the Military Intelligence | 13 Mar 10 

The young lady Tal al-Mallouhi (19 years/Homs) was summoned for interrogation about articles she wrote about Palestine and local affairs, she was arrested and nobody knows her whereabouts. | 09 Mar 10 

It has been reported recently that the human rights activists Nizar Rastanawi was killed during the painful events of Sednaya priosn. | 27 Feb 10 

The Syrian Human Rights Committee considered the amnesty decree No. 22 issued yesterday positive if completed and extended  | 24 Feb 10 

The Islamic scholar Abdul-Rahman Kooki was released pursuant to special presidential amnesty, following his arrest last October on the background of participation in the Opposite Direction session. | 17 Feb 10 

The Syrian Human Rights Committee issued today its ninth report on the status of human rights in Syria, documenting further deteriorations

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The Syrian Kurdish citizen Mohammed Misto Rasheed died as a result of the torture he was subjected to in Aleppo Central Prison | 13 Feb 10 

The criminal court in Damascus issued a sentence of one year prison against the Islamic scholar Abdulrahman Kuki | 11 Feb 10 

The American security authorities arrested Mohammad Mustafa "Abu Ratib", the well known Islamic singer on the background of his work for a charity. | 26 Jan 10 

The Syrian Human Rights Committee has condemned the attack of a Bus carrying Syrian labourers in North Lebanon, which resulted in one death and three injuries. | 24 Dec 09 

Omar Hayyan al-Razzouk was sentenced on 13/12/2009, by the Supreme State Security Court to death pursuant to Law 49/1980. His sentence was then reduced to 12 years in prison. | 16 Dec 09 

The Syrian authorities have released the detained youth Usama Ali al-Chidon after six months of unjustifiable arrest | 28 Oct 09 

Sheikh Abdulrahman al-Kuki was arrested due to his participation in "The Opposite Direction" TV Programme on the topic of Niqab and Sheikh al-Azhar's recent decision to ban it | 25 Oct 09 

Haytham al-Maleh is formally accused of spreading false news which weakens the nation’s moral and causes insult to the president of the republic and judiciary in Syria. | 23 Oct 09 

Lawyer Haitham al-Maleh was arrested by the Syrian security authorities yesterday 14/10/2009 after summoning him for interrogation | 15 Oct 09 

Sami Ma'touq and Joni Suleiman were both killed by Syrian security forces in the village of al-Mishrefeh, near the city of Homs, on 14 October 2008. A year on, little has been done to bring their killers to justice.  | 14 Oct 09