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New report has Eritrea, North Korea, Syria and Iran leading the charge in suppressing free speech… The Committee to Protect Journalists has released a list of the ten most censored countries in the world, with North Korea – which topped the last list in 2006 – now being being eclipsed by Eritrea. 1. [...]
Syrian journalist paraded for ‘entertainment’ on state TV, friends say has been tortured and forced to confess… On March 28 video activist Ali Mahmoud Othman, head of the media office of Baba Amr in Homs, was arrested. Fellow activists believe he has been subjected to severe torture since his arrest. On April 25, Syrian state television announced an exclusive interview [...]
Continue reading …Video footage from the bomb outside the Zain al-Abideen mosque in Damascus, that targeted a bus carrying Syrian security forces.
Continue reading …Syrian security forces summarily executed over 100 – and possibly many more – civilians and wounded or captured opposition fighters during recent attacks on cities and towns, Human Rights Watch said in a new report. The 25-page report, “In Cold Blood: Summary Executions by Syrian Security Forces and Pro-Government Militias,” documents more than a dozen [...]
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William Hague joins calls for the release of prominent Syrian journalist; friends fear Ali Mahmoud Othman is being severely tortured… Video activist Ali Mahmoud Othman, head of the media office of Bab Amr, has been siezed by the Syrian goverment. Friends and colleagues believe he is being subjected to severe torture. His detention puts [...]
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The man who called Syria’s Assad a breath of fresh air announces ‘Bradford Spring’ as he wins by-election… There’s no doubt that George Galloway’s by-election victory in Bradford West was nothing short of stunning, winning over 50 percent of the vote in a seat Labour had held since 1974. Galloway’s description of his [...]
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Reports of residents forced to march in front of soldiers in Idlib… Syrian government forces have endangered local residents by forcing them to march in front of the army during recent arrest operations, troop movements, and attacks on towns and villages in northern Syria, Human Rights Watch said today. Witnesses from the towns [...]
Continue reading …Video has emerged from Azaz, north of Aleppo in Syria, that purports to show a helicopter gunship attacking unknown targets in the city.
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