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by Amnesty International Urgent Action Network 11 December 2009 Journalist Ma’an ‘Aqel was arrested on 22 November in the Syrian capital, Damascus. He is now held incommunicado, putting him at risk of torture and other ill-treatment. Ma’an ‘Aqel writes for the state-owned newspaper al-Thawra. He was arrested at the newspaper’s office in Damascus. Three days later, State [...] Commentary by Glenn Caleval Below you will find an Urgent Appeal from Amnesty International seeking assistance in the forcible detention of a family. The proper terms to use in describing this disgraceful episode are “kidnapping” and “hostages.” The nub of the story is that Syrian government kidnapped a family, mother and five children, and trafficked them to [...] |
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