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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05DAMASCUS5933 |
LABWANI ARRAIGNED ON FIVE CHARGES AND REMAINS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prominent opposition figure Kamal Labwani was arraigned on November 12 at the Palace of Justice. During a two-and-a-half-hour session in criminal court, Labwani was charged with two counts of slandering the country in the media, one count of degrading national pride in a time o [...] |
2005-11-14 12:59:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SY HRCS |
| 05DAMASCUS6136 |
SPONTANEOUS DEMONSTRATION AT STATE SECURITY COURT; [...] (C) COURT SCUFFLE RESULTS IN BRIEF DETENTION: SARG security forces detained approximately 12 men who had participated in a spontaneous demonstration in front of the State Security Court on November 13, following a hearing for approximately 13 men who have been held on Islamist charges for mor [...] |
2005-11-27 07:38:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SY HRCS |
| 05DAMASCUS6326 |
SARG HIGHLIGHTS TWO RECENT CLASHES WITH ISLAMISTS [...] (C) Summary: Two Islamist militants were injured in a shoot-out with Syrian security forces the morning of December 4 in Aleppo, according to Syrian media. A previously unreported clash between security forces and militants also occurred in Aleppo a week earlier, leaving two dead and three [...] |
2005-12-05 16:09:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL SY HRCS |
| 05DAMASCUS6368 |
HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP: LABWANI UPDATE; MALEH TRIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The SARG pressure on human rights activists continues unabated, with authorities using detention, legal cases and police intimidation as tools. Kamal Labwani remains detained in Aadra prison, while the presiding judge continues his investigation. The military court trial of Ha [...] |
2005-12-07 15:20:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SY HRCS |