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Amnesty International Documents

These documents, and many others, can be found in the Amnesty International Library.

Amnesty International 1998 Annual Report - Syria (the Syrian Arab Republic)

Amnesty International 1998 Report - State Injustice : Unfair Trials in the Middle East and North Africa

Press Releases

11 September 1998 - Syria: prisoner of conscience denied life-saving treatment

1 June 1998 - Syria: Release of Riad al-Turk and other prisoners - a step forward

16 April 1998 - Middle East and North Africa - The right to a fair trial is a basic human right

9 March 1998 - Syria: Release of 121 Lebanese prisoners - a positive step

9 October 1997 - Lebanon : The Threat of Further Deterioration of Human Rights in the Name of Security and Enforcement of the State Authority

15 April 1997 - Lebanon: Amnesty international supports recommendations of Human Rights Committee

25 March 1997 - Syria: Amnesty International urges government to address cases of more than 500 Political Prisoners

24 February1997 - Syria: Amnesty International welcomes the release of five prisoners of conscience

Worldwide Appeals

Note: these world-wide appeals are not current and are intended for informational purposes only. Check with an Amnesty International office before writing any letter for these cases.

November 1997 - Prisoner of conscience - Faraj Ahmad Birqdar

Julio 1997 - Preso de Conciencia - 'Abbas 'Abbas

May 1997 - Prisoner of conscience - Abd al-Aziz al-Khayyir

General Syria Information

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook - Syria (non-ai)

United States State Department Notes - Syria (non-ai)

ArabNet - Syria (non-ai)

Quote: “Our aim is to provide the most comprehensive online resource on the Arab world, primarily dealing with countries in the Middle East and North Africa. ”

Syria Through Time: A Photographic Journey (non-ai)

Explorations in photography and travel literature.

Syria Discussion Group (Usenet) (non-ai)

“Bulletin Board” for discussion of Syria. Quote: “soc.culture.syria (SCS) has become one of the more popular Mid-East newsgroups. With a readership estimated between 10-12 thousand readers a month, it has surpassed many of the older newsgroups on the net.”