"Hani al-Zitani, Hussein Gharir and Mazen Darwish
worked documenting human rights violations in Syria, at the Syrian
Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM). They were detained by
members of Syrian Air Force Intelligence during a raid on their office
in Damascus on 16 February 2012. They were held incommunicado – hidden
from their families and friends – in various security branches where,
according to released detainees, they were tortured and otherwise
ill-treated. In late November 2012 they were transferred to ‘Adra
Prison, where they were allowed access to their lawyers and families.
They are awaiting the verdict of their trial before the Anti-Terrorism
Court, where they have been charged with “promoting acts of terrorism”
as a result of their work. They are prisoners of conscience."
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