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Syria: Restore Jailed Lawyers Credentials

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 13/11/2009

(New York) - The Damascus Bar Association should reverse this week's decision to permanently disbar the lawyer and rights activist Muhanad al-Hasani, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch also urged Syrian authorities to free al-Hasani, who is in detention awaiting trial on charges ...

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Veteran human rights lawyer faces up to 15 years in Syrian prison

Posted on 04/11/2009

The Syrian authorities must immediately release veteran human rights lawyer Haytham al-Maleh, and drop all charges against him, Amnesty International said, as he appeared before a military judge in Damascus on Tuesday. He was charged with "conveying false news within Syria that could debilit ...

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Syria: Economic Woes

Posted by Yazan Badran on 01/11/2009

Ehsani, an economist and contributor to Joshua Landis‘ Syria Comment, elaborates on the divisions between Syria's top economy decision makers. The Commission for State Planning published a rare report criticizing Abdulla Dardari's, Deputy PM for Economic Affairs, liberal economic polic ...

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Syria: Sea Side Story

Posted by Yazan Badran on 01/11/2009

An English literature professor from the little Mediterranean city of Tartous and a Syrian-Canadian writer on a trip to her mother country exchange glances at a cafe called Sea Breeze. That's how Mariyah and Abu Fares chose to start their adventure, and their readers' new addiction. Yaza ...

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Syria: Hyperlink Podcast Caters to the Arabic Tech Crave

Posted by Anas Qtiesh on 26/10/2009

Hyperlink Podcast is received with enthusiasm among Syrian bloggers as one of the best technology podcasts available in Arabic. Created weekly by two Syrian blogging brothers, Mohammad and Beshr Kayyali, the podcast features a wide variety of technology topics and interviews with influential IT prof ...

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