1st July 2011 the Friday of Departure

The local coordinating committees in Syria:
Coordinating Committees of local protesters calling to raise the red card.

Syrian Uprising 2011 Information Centre
SUMMARY (1/7/2011): Another Friday, and we think this was the biggest yet. People took to the streets in almost every majpr town and city across the country. At least 9 protesters have paid for their call for freedom with their lives. Sadly in Jabal Zawiyah the people couldn’t raise their voices above the noise of the tanks and artillery shells – at least 2 dead there. See the map for more info. Syria – Friday 01/07/2011 Read more

The United Kingdom will continue to press for a Security Council resolution on the wider situation in Syria

Explanation of Vote by Ambassador Philip Parham, Chargé D’Affaires of the UK Permanent Mission to the UN, following the adoption of resolution 1994

Thank you, Mr President

We voted in support of resolution this today as the United Kingdom welcomes UNDOF’s efforts to maintain stability within its area of operation.  It continues to play a valuable and effective role.

We must, however, find a lasting solution to the situation.  This requires the co-operation of both parties.  We therefore urge Syria and Israel to resume peace negotiations aimed at a comprehensive peace agreement, in accordance with the Madrid Conference “terms of reference for peace”. Read more

Thursday 30 June 2011

Syrian Uprising 2011 Information Centre:
SUMMARY (30/6/2011): We didn’t know the Syrian army has this many tanks – they are everywhere in the south, in and around Homs, in the east and now hundreds are in Idleb, especially in Jabal Zawiyah where military operations are continuing. Meanwhile Aleppo has seen the biggest protests since 15th March. See the map for more info. Syria – Thursday 30/06/2011 Read more

Foreign Secretary William Hague made the following statement to the House of Commons on Wednesday 29 June 2011

[...] Members on all sides of the House will also be concerned about the grave situation in Syria which shows no sign of abating. Protests across the country are still being met by unacceptable violence from the regime, and the reports of Syrian troop movements near the Turkish border are of serious concern. Read more

Wednesday 29 June 2011

Syrian Uprising 2011 Information Centre
SUMMARY (29/6/2011): Today was the day the 12th graders finishing their exams got to show that they too want to see the downfall of the regime. The campaign of civil disobedience also entered a new phase. However, whilst electricity and water bills burned, the shells rained down on Jabal Zawiyah, northern Syria, resulting in at least 8 deaths. See the map for more details. Syria – Wednesday 29/6/2011 Read more

Kurdish activist released in Syria

Amnesty International reports that Sabri Mirza, a 60-year-old Kurdish political activist and human rights lawyer, was released on 23 June, following his arrest the previous week in Qamishly, northern Syria.

Sabri Mirza was arrested by local police and handed over to Political Security forces on 13 June. After being held in his home town, Qamishly, until 15 June, he was taken to Damascus, the capital, where he was held incommunicado. From there, he was transported to Dayr al-Zor, northern Syria, for a day and finally moved to a prison in al-Hasakah, also in northern Syria. He was released on 23 June and is now reunited with his family but is required to check in at a local police station every two weeks. In addition, his long-standing travel ban was renewed. Read more

KHRP Wins Prestigious Gruber Prize for Justice.

Congratulations to Kurdish Human Rights Project: The U.S.-based Gruber Foundation’s International Justice Prize has been awarded to the Kurdish Human Rights Project.  As one of five recipients this year who have challenged the world’s more common forms of intolerance, KHRP is being recognised for our work in protecting the liberty and human rights of all people in the Kurdish regions, with our belief that justice should be available for all reflected in the Gruber Foundation’s awarding of the prize to recipients who pursue justice as a universal concept. Read more

Tuesday 28 June 2011

Syrian Uprising 2011 Information Centre:
SUMMARY (28/6/2011): As soon as exams finished in Daraa the regime’s thugs occupied the schools. They’re not sitting the high school exams – which most of them, if not all, didn’t pass – but are turning them into detention centres. Ironically it will mostly be the students themselves, who were doing thier exams a day earlier, who will find themselves detained there. See map for today’s protests and other info. Syria – Tuesday 28/06/2011 Read more

UK FCO calls Syrian Ambassador in; why did Brooks Newmark MP meet Bashar al-Assad?

Syria’s ambassador in London has been summoned to the Foreign Office after claims a diplomat had been intimidating Syrians living in the UK.

The Foreign Office said ambassador Sami Khiyami was called to see its Middle East director Christian Turner.

The move came after media reports that Syrians who took part in demonstrations received phone calls and home visits. Read more

Monday 27 June 2011

A statement by the orgnizing committee of Erbil Demonstration against the crimes against huamnity perpetrated by Al Assad

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Amnesty International
Human Rights Watch
The International Committee of the Red Cross

Since 15 March, 2011 Syrians have demonstrated peacefully calling for freedom and democracy. However, Al Assad regime has confronted the peaceful demonstrations with disproportionate violence using gunshot, arbitrary arrest, torture, and killing under torture. In addition, the forces of Al Assad have besieged and attacked cities, towns and villages plundering and burning houses. As a result, more than 1700 were killed, thousands were wounded, and more than 14 thousands have been detained. The repression of the regime has forced thousands of civilians to head towards the neighboring countries seeking refuge, mainly in Turkey and Lebanon. Read more

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