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... Other scientific colleagues whose names appear on our lists have been detained in more recent years for their alleged association with prohibited political parties (e.g., the Communist Party Political Bureau and the Party for Communist Action, both
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... Appendix E contains the names of the 49 scientists, engineers, and health professionals recently released from detention. The CHR faced considerable difficulty in compiling and verifying these names, 1 For complete bibliographic information on the citations, see "References and Bibliography."
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... SCIENTISTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN SYRIA 3 given their large numbers and the refusal of the Syrian government to provide information. Although, to the best of our knowledge, all of the people on the lists have been detained or imprisoned for political reasons and have not used or advocated violence, it has not always been possible to confirm that every person listed can be considered a prisoner of conscience.


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