"And I have found both freedom and safety in my madness, the freedom of loneliness and the safety from being understood, for those who understand us enslave something in us. But let me not be too proud of my safety. Even a Thief in a jail is safe from another thief. "
Khalil Gibran (How I Became a Madman)
Khalil Gibran (How I Became a Madman)
Lübnan Marunîleri / Yasin Atlıoğlu
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Petition for reforms collected the signature of 7,000 persons; Damascus: releases the detainees
SOURCE: Arabic News
Two Syrian organization in defense for human rights in Syria yesterday announced that all persons who were detained during the sit in organized in front of the People's Assembly in Damascus on Monday in protest of the emergency law, and demanding the release of political prisoners on the 41st anniversary of the Baath party assumption of power in Syria, were released the same day, while the US had expressed its great concern over these detention which covered one of its diplomats.
The American embassy in Damascus complained against the detention of the diplomat and considered this act as "a violation for the Vienna agreement on diplomatic missions and working in it." The spokesman for the embassy said that the American Ambassador in Damascus strongly deplored to the government detention of the American diplomat for one hour. The spokesman for the US Department Of State Richard Boucher expressed his country's concern over what the Syrian authorities made "towards peaceful demonstrators" and said that his country protested against the short time detention of the American diplomat, noting that Damascus apologized for that.
The spokesman for human rights organization in Syria lawyer Anwar al-Bunni said that "some 98 persons were detained for hours and then all of them were released including lawyer Aktham Nueisah," the chairman of the defense committee in defense of democratic freedoms and human rights in Syria. The activist in the defense committees for freedoms and human rights Muzin Murshid who was among the detainees said that, all were released. She added " release was made on shifts. The journalists first and then women ( they are seven women ) and then the others." But Nueisah, for his part announced he will submit on March 17 the petition he had campaigned for in the beginning of this year which calls for canceling the emergency law in the country and to introduce vast political and economic reforms to the office of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
He told journalists in Damascus that number of detainees on the petition reached 7,000 and that the committees will form a committee of 10 or 15 persons to hand over the petition to the office of the President. He indicated that he was detained for five hours with some 104 persons including 7 women activists in the human rights field.
Two Syrian organization in defense for human rights in Syria yesterday announced that all persons who were detained during the sit in organized in front of the People's Assembly in Damascus on Monday in protest of the emergency law, and demanding the release of political prisoners on the 41st anniversary of the Baath party assumption of power in Syria, were released the same day, while the US had expressed its great concern over these detention which covered one of its diplomats.
The American embassy in Damascus complained against the detention of the diplomat and considered this act as "a violation for the Vienna agreement on diplomatic missions and working in it." The spokesman for the embassy said that the American Ambassador in Damascus strongly deplored to the government detention of the American diplomat for one hour. The spokesman for the US Department Of State Richard Boucher expressed his country's concern over what the Syrian authorities made "towards peaceful demonstrators" and said that his country protested against the short time detention of the American diplomat, noting that Damascus apologized for that.
The spokesman for human rights organization in Syria lawyer Anwar al-Bunni said that "some 98 persons were detained for hours and then all of them were released including lawyer Aktham Nueisah," the chairman of the defense committee in defense of democratic freedoms and human rights in Syria. The activist in the defense committees for freedoms and human rights Muzin Murshid who was among the detainees said that, all were released. She added " release was made on shifts. The journalists first and then women ( they are seven women ) and then the others." But Nueisah, for his part announced he will submit on March 17 the petition he had campaigned for in the beginning of this year which calls for canceling the emergency law in the country and to introduce vast political and economic reforms to the office of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
He told journalists in Damascus that number of detainees on the petition reached 7,000 and that the committees will form a committee of 10 or 15 persons to hand over the petition to the office of the President. He indicated that he was detained for five hours with some 104 persons including 7 women activists in the human rights field.
Wednesday, March 10, 2004
Monday, March 01, 2004
Wednesday, February 11, 2004
Wednesday, February 04, 2004
Syrian intellectuals urge reform
SOURCE: BBC
Over 1,000 Syrian intellectuals have signed a petition urging President Assad to implement political reforms.
It calls for the release of political prisoners and the lifting of a state of emergency in place for 40 years.
The organisers hope more than 1m people will sign by the time the document is presented to the government next month.
The president has ignored similar petitions in the past, but his country has come under intense pressure from Washington in recent months.
The petition, organised by a group called the Committee for the Defence of Democratic Liberties and Human Rights in Syria, will be handed to the government on 8 March, the anniversary of the ruling Baath party's rise to power.
Last month, President Assad released more than 100 political prisoners and he freed more than 600 prisoners in 2000.
Under US scrutiny
The petition says Syria has been languishing under the duress of emergency law since 1963, with the impact felt in all fields of public life.
The signatories are demanding that the government shuts down special state courts where defendants have no right of appeal and that it puts a stop to arbitrary arrests.
The petition is not the first presented by Syrian intellectuals calling for political reform.
Although previous moves have been ignored, Syrian democracy activists say this time the situation is different.
One of those who signed the petition - a lawyer and human rights activist - told the BBC that recent events on the international stage had encouraged them to launch the petition, and he said there are rumours that President Bashar al-Assad has already referred the issue of the continued state of emergency to the Supreme Court.
For the past year, Syria has been under an intense American spotlight.
The Syria Accountability Act, recently passed by the US Congress, imposed sanctions on Damascus for alleged links to terrorism and for seeking to obtain weapons of mass destruction.
The Syrian activists say they are hoping the regime may have realised that reform and national reconciliation are an important defence against American pressures.
Over 1,000 Syrian intellectuals have signed a petition urging President Assad to implement political reforms.
It calls for the release of political prisoners and the lifting of a state of emergency in place for 40 years.
The organisers hope more than 1m people will sign by the time the document is presented to the government next month.
The president has ignored similar petitions in the past, but his country has come under intense pressure from Washington in recent months.
The petition, organised by a group called the Committee for the Defence of Democratic Liberties and Human Rights in Syria, will be handed to the government on 8 March, the anniversary of the ruling Baath party's rise to power.
Last month, President Assad released more than 100 political prisoners and he freed more than 600 prisoners in 2000.
Under US scrutiny
The petition says Syria has been languishing under the duress of emergency law since 1963, with the impact felt in all fields of public life.
The signatories are demanding that the government shuts down special state courts where defendants have no right of appeal and that it puts a stop to arbitrary arrests.
The petition is not the first presented by Syrian intellectuals calling for political reform.
Although previous moves have been ignored, Syrian democracy activists say this time the situation is different.
One of those who signed the petition - a lawyer and human rights activist - told the BBC that recent events on the international stage had encouraged them to launch the petition, and he said there are rumours that President Bashar al-Assad has already referred the issue of the continued state of emergency to the Supreme Court.
For the past year, Syria has been under an intense American spotlight.
The Syria Accountability Act, recently passed by the US Congress, imposed sanctions on Damascus for alleged links to terrorism and for seeking to obtain weapons of mass destruction.
The Syrian activists say they are hoping the regime may have realised that reform and national reconciliation are an important defence against American pressures.
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