On 11 May 2011, Alkarama submitted the 30 cases to the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and the protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression.
Along with the 30 individuals, another 20 unconfirmed arrests took place in Salamiya on Monday 9 May 2011. Syrian authorities continue to bolstered their campaign of repression against pro-democracy demonstrators across the nation.
Among the 30 confirmed arrests is a 70 year-old former political prisoner and leader of the banned opposition Socialist party, Hassan Zahra.
Violent crackdown continues
A wave of popular peaceful protests in Syrian began on 15 March 2011, calling for democratic reforms and an end to corruption. The Syrian authorities have responded with lethal force in series of violent crackdowns across the nation - nearly 700 deaths have been confirmed, as well as more than 8000 arrests.
Political opponents, bloggers and journalists have been unjustly targeted and prevented from reporting of escalating events.
With the abolition of Emergency Law and the State Security Court on 20 April 2011, the Syrian authorities continue to attack, arrests and kill peaceful protestors despite demonstrations no longer being outlawed.
Alkarama requests that the International Community intervene with the Syrian government on behalf of the Syrian people. Furthermore, the Syrian government should immediately remedy to the situation by releasing those who are detained; ensuring that those detained are not exposed to torture or ill-treatment; taking appropriate sanctions against those who mistreat peaceful demonstrators; and to make sure that Human Rights Council Resolution S-16/1 is respected.
List of those arrested on 9 May 2011 in Salamiya, Syria:
1. Taleb Al Kirdi - طالب الكردي
2. Ahmed Khansa- أحمد خنسة
3. Mouloud Mahfouz- مولود محفوظ
4. Daher Al Saleh -ضاهر الصالح
5. Nawar Yaghi -نوار ياغي
6. Akram Al Jameel Wanous -أكرم الجميل ونوس
7. Hassan Zahra -حسن زهرة
8. Yahya Shahin -يحيى شاهين
9. Louye Hussein Al Nizami - لؤي حسين النظامي
10. Mohamed Hussein Dib - محمد حسين ذيب
11. Bassam Khansa - بسام خنسة
12. Haytham Al Qatrib -هيثم القطريب
13. Ayham Baddour- أيهم بدور
14. Khaled Al Jaaratli- خالد الجرعتلي
15. Jamil Akram Wanus-جميل أكرم ونوس
16. Ayman Shatyan Ismail-أيمن شتيان إسماعيل
17. Aziz Ajoub -عزيز عجوب
18. Mouyed Al Hayek-مؤيد الحايك
19. Hassan Issa -حسن عيسى
20. Imadeddine Istanbuli -عماد الدين إسطنبولي
21. Hassan Al Haraka - حسان الحركة
22. Mouayed Al Hayek-مؤيد الحايك
23. Imad Abidou- عماد عبيدو
24. Majed Abidou- ماجد عبيدو
25. Georges Wanus- جورج ونوس
26. Murad Faissal Al Hayek- مراد فيصل الحايك
27. Ismail Hussein Rahma- إسماعيل حسين رحمة
28. Mohamed Al Khaled-محمد الخالد
29. Thamer Al Maghout -تامر الماغوط