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In May 2006, a petition was signed by more than 300 intellectuals and activists from Syria and Lebanon, railing for an improvement in the relationship between the two countries. Lebanon is a sensitive subject for Syria, which claims historic tide to the Mediterranean nation and has long played an active role in Lebanon's internecine political struggles. Complicating matters further is a UN tribunal convened to investigate Syrias suspected involvement in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri. The government responded with me worst crackdown on civil society since its attempts to suppress the "Damascus Spring" in 2001. Among those arrested by security and intelligence forces after they had signed the Beirut-Damascus declaration were: Anwar Al-Bunni, the Head ...
Regional Affairs Apr. 24: A Syrian court sentenced human rights lawyer Anwar al-Bunni to five years of imprisonment and ordered him to pay a fine of about $2,000 for disseminating false information discrediting the state and for associating with prohibited political associations.
DAMASCUS, Syria - Syria banned the activities of unlicensed Kurdish political groups, a human rights activist and a leader of one of the parties said Thursday. Military intelligence officials summoned three Kurdish leaders and told them that the parties have been "banned," Anwar al-Bunni, a lawyer and member of the Human Rights Association in Syria, said in a statement.
... abogado de causas pro derechos humanos, Anwar al-Bunni, fue condenado a 5 años de prisión, por...
... the cases of Syrian political prisoners Anwar Al-Bunni and Kamal Labwani, who are being tried in...
... The arrest of human rights lawyer Anwar al-Bunni and opposition activist Michel Kilo are m...
It has been eight months since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi embarked upon her foreign policy initiative to Syria to meet with President Bashar Assad. She made that trip against the advice and without the consent of the president constitutionally responsible conducting foreign policy. Justifying her April journey, Mrs. Pelosi stated "the road to Damascus is a road to peace." She has said little since. Let us examine what has happened in Syria since her visit that may explain her silence. There is always danger involved in a democratic leader's decision to go to a foreign state to conduct direct talks with a tyrannical leader whose inability to respect the human rights of his own people is obvious. The danger lies in giving credibility to the tyrant and undermining support for that country'...
...Kamal al-Labwani and Anwar al-Bunni - were all convicted on politically motiv...
... recent sentencings of democracy activists Anwar al-Bunni and Kamal Labwani to long terms of impris...
The Syrian regime, which brooks no opposition at home, supports terrorists of all varieties abroad and eliminates foreign political leaders who have the temerity to oppose the subjugation of their country, continues to attempt to paint the face of democracy on its strongman dictatorial system. Three events over the past two weeks provided a clear view of the nature of the Syrian regime: the publication of official election results, the response to the U.N. decision to establish a tribunal on the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and the assassination of Walid Eido, an anti-Syrian Lebanese lawmaker and prominent supporter of the tribunal.
... Shummar, Khalil Hussein, Kamal Labwani and Anwar al-Bunni, who dared to criticize Syrian government...
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