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From page 49... ... ENGINEERS (55) TARIF ABDELRAZZAK: 32-year-old civil engineer from Hama; reportedly arrested in May 1986 and held in Saidnaya Prison AHMAD 'ALI 'ABDUH: engineer; reportedly arrested in 1989 for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action; reportedly held in Saidnaya Prison NABIH AL-'AFIF: engineer; reportedly arrested in 1986 for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action; reportedly held in Saidnaya Prison SHAIKH HASSAN 'AHD: 36-year-old engineer; reportedly arrested in 1987 for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action; reportedly held in Saidnaya Prison; married with two children 49 Read the entire page →
From page 50... ... : 33-year-old civil engineer from Dar'a; reportedly arrested in April 1986 and held in Saidnaya Prison YOUSEF DREIBATI: agronomy engineer from Latakiyya; reportedly arrested in 1982 for suspected involvement in prohibited Ba'ath Party faction MUHAMMAD GHANEM: 30-year-old electrical engineer from Latakiyya; reportedly arrested on October 28, 1987, for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action; reportedly held in Fara' Falastin detention center JIHAD GHANNAM: civil aviation engineer from Latakiyya; reportedly arrested in 1983 for suspected involvement in prohibited Ba'ath Party faction ALI HADLEH: 34-year-old engineer from Latakiyya; reportedly arrested in October 1987 for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action; reportedly held in Latakiyya Military Prison or in Saidnaya Prison; married HAYTHAM HAMOUD: 30-year-old mechanical engineer from Tartus; reportedly arrested on October 7, 1987, for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action; reportedly held in Saidnaya Prison 'ABD AL-SHAIKH HASSAN: 36-year-old engineer; reportedly arrested Read the entire page →
From page 51... ... APPENDIXES 51 in 1987 for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action; reportedly held in Saidnaya Prison HASSAN HAYAWI: engineer; reportedly arrested in 1982 for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action; reportedly held in Saidnaya Prison SAMIR HAYYAR: engineer; reportedly arrested in 1987 for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action MAEN IBRAHIM: 32-year-old electrical engineer from Latakiyya; reportedly arrested on October 28, 1987, and held in Fara' Falastin detention center KASSIR 'ID: engineer; reportedly arrested in 1982 for suspected involvement in prohibited Ba'ath Party faction MA'EN JAMOUS: engineer; reportedly arrested in 1987 and held at Fara' Falastin detention center BASSAM AL-JUM'AH: engineer; reportedly arrested in 1987 for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action; reportedly held in Saidnaya Prison NA'EL KABAKH: engineer; reportedly arrested in 1987 for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action; reportedly held in Saidnaya Prison AHMAD KALAJI: 38-year-old engineer from Qataifa near Damascus; reportedly arrested in November 1980 in connection with Moslem Brotherhood; also detained for one month in early 1980 ADNAN MAHFOUDH (or MAHFOUZ) : 34-year-old electrical engineer from Hama; reportedly arrested on September 1, 1987, for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action; reportedly held in Tadmur Military Prison; married with one child GHASSAN MARDINI: 42-year-old civil engineer from Damascus; reportedly arrested on December 2, 1987, for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action; reportedly held in Saidnaya Prison; married with two children MUHAMMAD MA'ROUF: 37-year-old agronomy engineer from Jableh; reportedly arrested on October 5, 1987, for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action; reportedly held in Fara' Falastin detention center HASSAN MAROUF: engineer from Tartus; reportedly arrested on Octo Read the entire page →
From page 52... ... 52 SCIENTISTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN SYRIA ber 24, 1987, for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action; reportedly held in Saidnaya Prison AHMAD MASOUD: 33-year-old agronomy engineer from Kama; reportedly arrested on March 8, 1988, and held in Saidnaya Prison JALAL MASOUD: 42-year-old agronomy engineer from Salamieh; reportedly arrested in February 1986 for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action; reportedly held in Saidnaya Prison ZAFER AL-MIMAR (or MU'AMMAR) : 32-year-old agronomy engineer from Salamieh; reportedly arrested on December 20, 1987, for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action; reportedly held in Saidnaya Prison YASER MOULHEM: 32-year-old agronomy engineer from Mouhazzam; reportedly arrested in January 1987 and held in Saidnaya Prison YAHYA MOURTADA: 34-year-old engineer from Damascus; reportedly arrested on September 8, 1987, for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action; reportedly held in Saidnaya Prison; married 'ABD AL-KARIM MUTAWWAJ: engineer; reportedly arrested in 1987 for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action AHMAD NAJM: 35-year-old agronomy engineer from Masiaf; reportedly arrested in May 1985 for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action; reportedly held in Saidnaya Prison WAFIQ NUQARI: 35-year-old civil engineer from Homs; reportedly arrested on October 10, 1987, for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action; reportedly held in Saidnaya Prison IBRAHIM BIN QADDAR: engineer; reportedly arrested in 1987 for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action ALI QADOUR: engineer from Aleppo; reportedly arrested on August 24, 1987, for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action; reportedly held in Fara' Falastin detention center AHMAD QASSAB: 35-year-old agronomy engineer from Jableh; reportedly arrested on October 10, 1987, for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action; reportedly held in Saidnaya Prison GHASSAN RA'IS QAYS: engineer; reportedly arrested in 1987 for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action; reportedly held in Saidnaya Prison JOUM'A AL-RASHED: 39-year-old civil engineer from Der el-Zor; re Read the entire page →
From page 53... ... MUHAMMAD AL-SIBA'I: engineer; reportedly arrested in 1987 for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action; reportedly held in Saidnaya Prison FAWWAZ WANOUS: engineer; reportedly arrested in 1986 for suspected involvement in prohibited Ba'ath Party faction JAMAL YANES: engineer; reportedly arrested in 1992 for suspected support of CDF; held in Saidnaya Prison WA'IL ZAHRAWI: 37-year-old engineer from Homs; reportedly arrested on March 26, 1989, and held in Saidnaya Prison; married with one child Read the entire page →
From page 54... ... 'ASSAF: health professional; believed to have been arrested in 1980 in Hama following 1-day national strike 'ABD AL-'AZIZ 'ATTURA: health professional; believed to have been arrested in 1980 in Idlib following 1-day national strike MUWAFFAQ 'AYYASH: 39-year-old health professional; believed to have been arrested in 1980 in Hama following 1-day national strike NIMR BARAZI: health professional; believed to have been arrested in 1980 in Hama following 1-day national strike AHMAD FADHIL AL-BASH: health professional; reportedly arrested in 1986 for suspected membership in banned party KAMAL KABA DAR: 37-year-old health professional; believed to have been arrested between 1980 and 1982 in Aleppo following 1-day national strike RA'D DHOWEHI: 37-year-old veterinarian from Mayadin; reportedly arrested in March 1982; held in Saidnaya Prison MUSTAFA FARJI: health professional; believed to have been arrested in 1980 in Aleppo following 1-day national strike 'ABD AL-FATTAH: 63-year-old health professional; reportedly arrested in 1980 for suspected membership in a banned party FU'AD FI'AWI: health professional; believed to have been arrested in 1980 in Hama following 1-day national strike Read the entire page →
From page 55... ... APPENDIXES 55 'ABD AL-MAJID GHAZAL: health professional; believed to have been arrested in 1980 in Aleppo following 1-day national strike MUHAMMAD 'ALI GHAZAL: health professional; believed to have been arrested in 1980 in Aleppo following 1-day national strike BASSIS FAWWAZ AL-HAJ: 33-year-old health professional; reportedly arrested in 1989 FAWWAZ BASSIS HAMOUDA: 32-year-old medical technician from Deir el-Zor; reportedly arrested on February 27, 1989, and held in Saidnaya Prison; unmarried AHMAD HAZIFA: health professional; believed to have been arrested in 1980 in Tartus following 1-day national strike HABIB IBRAHIM: health professional from al-Hasakeh; reportedly arrested on December 10, 1987, for suspected membership in a banned party; believed to be held in Saidnaya Prison MARWAN AL-IDLIBI: health professional; believed to have been arrested in Damascus in 1980-1982 following 1-day national strike RADWAN 'IQRIN: health professional; believed to have been arrested in 1980 in Aleppo following 1-day national strike HUSSEIN JOUM'A 'ISSA: 33-year-old health professional from Qunaitra; reportedly arrested on February 15, 1988, for suspected membership in a banned party; held in Saidnaya Prison HUSAIN JARRAH: health professional; believed to have been arrested in 1980 in Aleppo following 1-day national strike NADIM JAWDA: health professional; believed to have been arrested in 1980 in Aleppo following 1-day national strike SALIH AL-KHOJA: health professional; believed to have been arrested in 1980 in Damascus following 1-day national strike; may have been released in 1991 ADIB KIRDAWI: health professional; believed to have been arrested in 1980 in Hama following 1-day national strike 'ABD AL-RAHMAN KITTANJI: health professional; believed to have been arrested in 1980 in Aleppo following 1-day national strike WALID MA'MAR: health professional; believed to have been arrested in 1980 in Idlib following 1-day national strike NAJI MUHABEK: health professional; believed to have been arrested in Read the entire page →
From page 56... ... 56 SCIENTISTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN SYRIA 1980 in Aleppo following 1-day national strike; reportedly held in Saidnaya Prison JAMAL RADHWAN: anesthetist from Qunaitra: reportedly arrested on September 12, 1987, and held in Saidnaya Prison; married with two children 'ARFAN RASHIDQI: health professional; believed to have been arrested in 1980 in Aleppo following 1-day national strike BASHIR SAIFU: health professional; believed to have been arrested in 1980 in Damascus following 1-day national strike TAISIR SAMSAM: health professional; believed to have been arrested in 1980 in Kama following 1-day national strike MUHAMMAD ZAKARIYYA SAQQAL: health professional; believed to have been arrested in 1980 in Aleppo following 1-day national strike; may have been released in 1991 'ABD AL-'AZIZ 'ABD AL-QADIR SAWWAN: health professional; believed to have been arrested in 1980 in Idlib following 1-day national strike RIAD 'ABD AL-QADIR SAWWAN: health professional; believed to have been arrested in 1980 in Idlib following 1-day national strike SA'ID SHAKIR: health professional; believed to have been arrested in 1980 in Latakiyya following 1-day national strike; may have been released in 1991 'ABD AL-QADIR SHALLAT: health professional; believed to have been arrested in 1980 in Idlib following 1-day national strike KHADR AL-SUTARI: health professional; believed to have been arrested in 1980 in Homs following 1-day national strike; may have been released in 1991 'ABD AL-RAHMAN TUTU: 39-year-old health professional; believed to have been arrested in 1980 in Idlib following 1-day national strike; married; may have been released in 1991 HUSAM 'UTHMAN: health professional; believed to have been arrested in 1980 in Tartus following 1-day national strike MAJID 'UTHMANI: health professional; believed to have been arrested in 1980 in Latakiyya following 1-day national strike 'ABD AL-FATTAH AL-WADI: health professional; believed to have been arrested in 1980 in Homs following 1-day national strike Read the entire page →
From page 57... ... Health Professionals ZAHI 'ABBADI: general practitioner; arrested in 1980 in Aleppo following 1-day national strike (also listed in Appendix B) Read the entire page →
From page 58... ... ENGINEERS WHO DISAPPEARED IN DETENTION OUSAMA AL-HASSAN: 34-year-old civil engineer from Tartus; reportedly arrested in 1987 or 1989 for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action MOUDAR AL-JUNDI: 34-year-old civil engineer from Tartus; reportedly arrested on September 20, 1987, for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action; detained in Fara' Falastin detention center, where he was reportedly tortured; his wife, Munira Huejeh, also a civil engineer, was arrested on political grounds in December 1987 and released in November 1991 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WHO WERE KILLED OR WHO DISAPPEARED IN HAMA 'UMAR AL-SHISHAKLI: president of Syrian Ophthalmological Society and officer of Hama Medical Assocation; reportedly tortured and executed by security forces in late 1980 or early 1981 The following doctors are also reported to have been killed at around the same time: Read the entire page →
From page 60... ... ENGINEERS (32) MUHAMMAD 'ALI AJJAJ: released December 1991; arrested in 1980 in Hama following 1-day national strike ABDUL AL-HADI AKHRAS: released December 1991; civil engineer 60 Read the entire page →
From page 61... ... MOUSSA DALATI: released 1991; maritime mechanical engineer from Hama; reportedly arrested in 1982 for suspected membership in prohibited Democratic Ba'ath Party JABER DIB: released 1991; agronomy engineer; arrested in 1983 in Latakiyya for suspected membership in prohibited Democratic Ba'ath Party NIZAR DIB: released 1990; arrested in 1982 in Latakiyya for suspected membership in prohibited Democratic Ba'ath Party ABDELRAHIM DMERIYYA: released December 16, 1991; 40-year-old former assistant in Department of Civil Engineering, University of Damascus; arrested in 1986 for suspected involvement in prohibited Nasserist Popular Organization BASS AM GHAITH: released 1991; 30-year-old civil engineer; arrested in Yabrud on September 8, 1987, for suspected involvement in prohibited Communist Party Political Bureau; held in Saidnaya Prison YOUSSEF GHAITH: released December 16, 1991; 29-years-old; arrested in April 1990 in Yabrud after antigovernment slogans were found written on town walls; under suspicion because brother, Bassam, was arrested and imprisoned (see above) RAA'FAT GHANEM: released 1992; electrical engineer from Tartus; re Read the entire page →
From page 62... ... 'AIDA (ADIDEH) KA'DAN: released 1991; female engineer; arrested in 1980 in Aleppo following 1-day national strike JALAL KHANJI: released December 25, 1991; 42-year-old former lecturer at University of Aleppo; arrested in 1980 in Aleppo following 1-day national strike; member of Central Committee of Syrian Engineers' Association; detained in 'Adra Civil Prison; adopted as prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International GHASSAN KHOURI: released December 16, 1991; 34-year-old assistant in Department of Architecture, University of Damascus; arrested in 1987 or 1988; held at Saidnaya Prison HUSSEIN MADHKHANA; released December 14, 1991; civil engineer; arrested in 1986 for suspected membership in prohibited Nasserist political party MUHAMMAD AL-MAHMOUD: released December 15, 1991; 41-yearold agronomy engineer; arrested in September 1987 for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action; held in Saidnaya Prison JIHAD MSOUTI: released fall 1991; 44-year-old former assistant profes Read the entire page →
From page 63... ... APPENDIXES 63 sor of mechanical and electrical engineering, University of Damascus; arrested in March 1980 following 1-day national strike; held in 'Adra Civil Prison GHASSAN NAJJAR: released December 20, 1991; 54-year-old mechanical engineer and former lecturer at University of Aleppo; arrested in March 1980 in Aleppo following 1-day national strike; held at 'Adra Civil Prison; adopted as prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International SAMIR NU'AYSA: released May 1992; civil engineer; arrested on January 18, 1992, and sentenced to 3 years' imprisonment for withholding information from security forces about his brother, Aktham, an active CDF lawyer; released after 5 months in prison HIND QAHWAJI: released December 1991; 36-year-old agricultural engineer from Tal al-Nin; arrested in March 1984 for the second time for belonging to prohibited Party for Communist Action; reportedly tortured; adopted as prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International; held in Douma Prison 'ALI AL-RIFA'I: released 1991; 42-year-old agricultural engineer; reportedly arrested in 1981 in Dar'a for suspected membership in prohibited Arab Socialist Unity Party, a Nasserite political group; reportedly held in Dar'a Prison MUHAMMAD NABIL SALIM: released December 14, 1991; 52-year-old former professor of soil mechanics and head of Department of Civil Engineering, Aleppo University; arrested in March 1980 in Aleppo following 1day national strike; detained at 'Adra Civil Prison; adopted as prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International MAMOUN AL-SAWAH: released December 12, 1991; 59-year-old electrical engineer; former manager of Swiss company in Damascus; arrested on April 21, 1980, in Damascus following 1-day national strike; held in 'Adra Civil Prison; adopted as prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International FADIA SHALISH: released November 1991; 35-year-old mechanical engineer from Tartus; arrested on February 15, 1988, for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action; held in Douma Prison ABDELRAZZAK SHEIKH SOLEIMAN: released 1991; 35-year-old mechanical engineer; arrested in 1988 for suspected involvement in prohibited Communist Party Political Bureau; reportedly held in Saidnaya Prison Read the entire page →
From page 64... ... 64 SCIENTISTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN SYRIA HEALTH PROFESSIONALS (16) 'ADEL 'ABBUD: released December 1991; 34-year-old veterinarian from Deir al-Zor; arrested February 25, 1989, for suspected involvement in prohibited Communist Party Political Bureau; adopted as prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International; reportedly held in Saidnaya Prison YASER AL-ALI: released December 14, 1991; 33-years-old; from Jableh; reportedly arrested in July 1983 for suspected membership in prohibited Communist Party Political Bureau; reportedly held in 'Adra Civil Prison NOUR AL-DIN AL-ATASSI: released August 28, 1992; 64-year-old surgeon and former prime minister of Syria; arrested on November 13, 1970, together with other government officials following coup that brought Assad to power; held in al-Mezze Military Prison for 22 years; suffered heart attack in April 1992 and was hospitalized; was allowed to leave Syria following his release and died of cancer at American Hospital in Paris on December 3, 1992 SAMIR Al-'ASHUR Al-'ASKARI: released 1991; 31-year-old dermatology intern; reportedly arrested in 1983 for suspected membership in prohibited Party for Communist Action; believed to have been held in Aleppo prison MUHAMMAD NIZAR AL-DAQR: released 1991; former professor of dermatology; arrested in 1980 in Damascus following 1-day national strike; reportedly held in Tadmur Military Prison MAHMOUD AL-ERIAN: released December 14, 1991; 42-year-old gynecologist; arrested in September 1986 in Idlib; accused of belonging to prohibited "Nasserite organization of Syria"; detained in Saidnaya Prison; reportedly nearly paralyzed and in need of surgery during period in detention AYHAM HADDAD: released December 1991; 30-year-old general practitioner; arrested in 1988 in Damascus for suspected membership in prohibited Democratic Ba'ath Party; reportedly tortured; detained in 'Adra Civil Prison GHASSAN MUSTAFA AL-HAJ: released December 1991; arrested in 1980 in Idlib following 1-day national strike MUWAFFAQ HILALI: released December 1991; 34-years-old; arrested on September 14, 1987, in Saidnaya for suspected membership in prohibited Communist Party Political Bureau; reportedly tortured; adopted as prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International MAHMUD AL-JAZIRI: released fall 1991; former professor of surgery at Read the entire page →
From page 65... ... APPENDIXES 65 Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University; arrested in 1980 following 1day national strike BASSAM KHATTAB: released December 1991; 40-years-old; from Tibat al-Imam; arrested in May 1983 for suspected membership in prohibited Communist Party Political Bureau; reportedly tortured and detained in Saidnaya Prison; adopted as prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International HAROUN AL-KHAYR: released December 1991; 44-year-old former assistant at Faculty of Dentistry, Tishrin University; arrested in 1987 GEORGES NAKHLEH: released December 17, 1991; 42-years-old; arrested in July 1983 in Yabrud for suspected involvement in prohibited Communist Party Political Bureau; held at Saidnaya Prison 'AYISHA QUTAISH: released 1988 or 1991; female general practitioner; arrested in 1980 in Aleppo following 1-day national strike 'ABD AL-AZIZ AL-SALIH: released December 1991; arrested in 1980 in Deir al-Zor following 1-day national strike 'ABD AL-RA'UF 'UBAID: released 1991; former professor of neurology at Faculty of Medicine, University of Aleppo; arrested in 1980 in Idlib Read the entire page →

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... ENGINEERS (55) TARIF ABDELRAZZAK: 32-year-old civil engineer from Hama; reportedly arrested in May 1986 and held in Saidnaya Prison AHMAD 'ALI 'ABDUH: engineer; reportedly arrested in 1989 for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action; reportedly held in Saidnaya Prison NABIH AL-'AFIF: engineer; reportedly arrested in 1986 for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action; reportedly held in Saidnaya Prison SHAIKH HASSAN 'AHD: 36-year-old engineer; reportedly arrested in 1987 for suspected involvement in prohibited Party for Communist Action; reportedly held in Saidnaya Prison; married with two children 49