Category Archive: English

An update on the Douma Four

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Al Jumhuriya – Yassin al-Haj Saleh (Translated by Alex Rowell) Earlier this year, between the summer and fall, I spent several months in Turkey following up on the case of the “Douma Four” activists—Samira… Continue reading

An appeal: Where are the Douma Four?

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Published in Al Jumhuriya As tens of thousands of Eastern Ghouta residents are in the process of being displaced, with more likely to join them; and great numbers placed in temporary shelter centers,… Continue reading

في الذكرى الثانية لخطف سميرة ورزان ووائل وناظم (Statement, بيان, Comunicado, Communiqué)

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بيان – في الذكرى الثانية لخطف سميرة ورزان ووائل وناظم Statement – The second anniversary of the abduction of Samira, Razan, Wael and Nazem Comunicado – Segundo aniversario del secuestro de Samira, Razan,… Continue reading

Razan Zaitouneh: The Absent Rebel

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Rima Fleihan for Al-Araby al-Jadeed Your dream was much larger than what could fit inside closed minds, as we shared, like many Syrians, the same dream. I know you were not scared because… Continue reading

Why Zahran Alloush stands accused

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Yassin Al-Haj Saleh — Al-Jumhuriya. Translated from Arabic into English by Ullin Hope When he was asked about the case in August 2014, Zahran Alloush barely even denied his group’s responsibility for the… Continue reading

Zahran Alloush is in Turkey: Where are Razan, Samira, Wael and Nazem?

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Ziad Majed – NOW With the prime suspect in the abduction of Razan Zeitoune and her colleagues visiting Turkey, now is the time for actionZahran Alloush, the leader of Jaysh al-Islam (Eastern Ghouta’s… Continue reading

The Case of the Douma4 Activists…Conveniently Overlooking the Evidence

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Written on 11 November 2014 by Osama Nassar It is now almost a year in darkness for the Douma four kidnapped activists. Almost a year ago activist and ex-political prisoner Samira al-Khalil, Lawyer… Continue reading

Shedding new light on the Douma4 case

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Aous Al Mubarak (Original title: One year of their absence and some of what has not been said) If only we had anticipated their kidnapping before that morning. Why did it only occur… Continue reading

Syria: No Word on 4 Abducted Activists

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The prominent Syrian human rights defenders Razan Zaitouneh, Samira al-Khalil, Wael Hamada, and Nazem Hammadi – the Douma Four – remain missing a year after their abduction, 54 organizations said today. The four… Continue reading

Rights organizations urge release of Syria activists

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(DW) Rights organizations have called for the release of four Syrian activists kidnapped in Damascus last year. No one ever claimed responsibility for their abduction, and they haven’t been heard of since the… Continue reading