The Supreme State Security Court (SSSC) represented one of the main pillars of the repressive regime established by the Ba’ath party upon their seizing of power via military coup in 1963. The SSSC was an expression of the regime’s disdain for law since its creation in 1963 and until its dissolution in 2011, five years […]
Tall Al-Mallouhi sentenced to five years in prison
Tall Al-Mallouhi sentenced to five years in prison The Syrian Human Rights Committee (SHRC) has condemned the unfair sentence issued by the Supreme State Security Court (SSSC) on 14/2/2011 against the activist Tall Al-Mallouhi (Homs-19 years). She was sentenced to five years in prison for relaying information to a foreign country, i.e. USA. The Syrian […]
Severe Sentences against Four Political Activists
The Syrian Human Rights Committee (SHRC) has condemned the sentence issued by the repressive State Supreme Security Court SSSC today (23/1/2011) against citizens Abbas Abbas (7.5 years in prison), Ahmed al-Nihawi, Tawfeeq Imran, and Ghassan Hasan (4 years in prison). The citizens were arrested by the security Intelligence authorities on 21/5/2009, and were imprisoned […]
Tal al-Mallouhi Stands Trial at the SSSC
Blogger and Student Tal al-Mallouhi (Homs-1991) stood in front of the Supreme State Security Court (SSSC) in Damascus in a court hearing on Monday (17/11/2011) accused of collaborating with a foreign country. This is the second time that Tal is interrogated by the SSSC since her arrest. There was a total lack of media coverage […]
A year since the arrest of youth Tal al-Maluhi
A year has elapsed since the Syrian intelligence apparatus arrested the youth Tal al-Maluhi (Homs, 1991) on 27/12/2009. Few details have been leaked as to why she was arrested, and she disappeared for many long months in prison before rumours spread that she had died under vague and ill circumstances. Desperate, her family sent […]
Press Release:Syrian Authorities open a Second Court Room at the SSSC
The Syrian Human Rights Committee (SHRC) has expressed its deep concern at the decision made by the Syrian Authorities to open a second court room at the unconstitutional SSSC. The SHRC media spokesman has said, “this measurement is a clear proof of the appalling deterioration of the human rights situation in Syria, and of the […]
Muhanad al-Hassani Sentenced to three years in Prison
The criminal court (Chamber II) in Damascus issued its sentence today (Wednesday 23/6/2010) against the President of the Syrian Human Rights Organisation, the lawyer Muhanad al-Hassani. Mr. al-Hassani was sentenced to three years in prison, accused of spreading false news which aimed to lower the morale of the nation. The lawyer Muhanad al-Hassani was detained […]
Riad Darar Released
The social activist and author Riad Hammoud Darar (Deir Azzour) was released from prison today, 10/6/2010, following a detention which lasted five years, due to a speech he gave at the funeral of Sheikh Mohammed Ma’shouq al-Khaznawi who was abducted and assassinated by the Syrian Intelligence in May 2005. On 2/4/2006, the Supreme State Security […]
Detainee Ali al-Abdullah Transferred to SSSC before completion of his Sentence
News from Damascus Central Prison, situated in the northern suburb of Adra, has relayed that a member of the political opposition Ali al-Abdullah, who has been detained since 17/12/2007 and was sentenced to two years and a half due to his membership of the Damascus Declaration, was once again transferred to the SSSC on Monday […]
Human Rights Watch’s report –Syria 2010
Human Rights Watch’s report –Syria 2010 Syria’s poor human rights situation deteriorated further in 2009, as the authorities arrested political and human rights activists, censored websites, detained bloggers, and imposed travel bans. No political parties are licensed. Emergency rule, imposed in 1963, remains in effect and Syria’s multiple security agencies continue to detain people without […]
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