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Al Jazeera journalist, Dorothy Parvaz has been released today following 19 days of detention in both Syria and Iran. Alkarama had submitted her case to the UN Special Procedures after she disappeared upon arriving at Damascus airport on 29 April 2011.

Ms Parvaz had flown to Damascus from Doha on 29 April 2011 in order to report on protests in the country. She was immediately arrested on arrival at Damascus airport after trying to enter the country.


Moaz Al-Khatib interviewed on Al Jazeera
TV, calling on the Syrian government to `
abolition of the Emergency Law and
Alkarama has received confirmation that 30 men have been arrested in recent protests in Salamiya - the first campaign of arrests of its kind to take place in the western Syrian city.

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.

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Haitham Al-Maleh, one of the Syrian
human rights defenders currently

List of 716 people arrested during protests between 9 April - 2 May 2011 » File

Mr Abdulrahman Al Hamada was abducted form his brother's home in Duma close to Damascus on 30 April 2011. Alkarama fears for his physical and mental integrity as he is at high risk of torture and ill-treatment during his detention, particularly given the current context in Syria.

22-year-old Mr Al Hamada, is a Syrian student normally attending business school. We fear that he might have been arrested as a hostage by the Syrian authorities as the latter search for relatives of Mr Al Hamada who are actively involved in the growing Syrian opposition movement.

Human-Rights-Council

Alkarama applauds the UN Human Rights Council for passing resolution S-16/1, at its special session on Syria on 29 April 2011, formally condemning the Syrian government for its use of force against peaceful pro-democracy protestors.

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Dorothy Parvaz, the Al Jazeera
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a list of the 359 arrested
between 1 - 10 April 2011

Alkarama has submitted to the UN Human Rights Special Procedures the names of 359 individuals arrested following their alleged participation in protests in Syria.