Project on Middle East Democracy

Project on Middle East Democracy
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Injustice in Syria

February 25th, 2009 by Cecile

Babylon and Beyond highlights a recent report by Human Rights Watch on Syria’s  prosecution of those it deems a threat to the state via a special security court. HRW calls for Syria to abolish this court, which has been known to prosecute Kurdish activists, bloggers, so-called “Islamists,” and citizens accused of insulting the president.  Since January 2007, 153 defendants have gone before the court “on the basis of vague charges that criminalize the freedom of expression.”

Read the full report here.


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