(RSF/IFEX) – RSF has welcomed the 30 May 2005 release of Hussein Al Aoudat and seven other members of the Salon Atassi political debating forum, after six days in detention. The organisation urged the authorities to also free journalist Ali Abdallah, who has been held since 16 May. Another journalist and political activist, Habib Saleh, […]
(RSF/IFEX) – RSF has welcomed the 30 May 2005 release of Hussein Al Aoudat and seven other members of the Salon Atassi political debating forum, after six days in detention. The organisation urged the authorities to also free journalist Ali Abdallah, who has been held since 16 May.
Another journalist and political activist, Habib Saleh, was arrested on 29 May in Tartus, 130 km north of Damascus. He heads the Tartus Forum for National Democratic Dialogue and often writes for daily newspapers such as “An-Nahar” (“The Day”) and websites such as Elaph (http://www.elaph.com).
