http://www.newstin.com/us/MICHEL_KILO Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/74972717 A human rights activist says Syria has rejected the early release of one the country's most prominent detainees. Michel Kilo was detained in May 2006 and is serving a three-year sentence for spreading false news, weakening... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:24:14 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/74972717 2008-08-20T15:24:14Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/73146908 DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria on Thursday released one of the country's most prominent dissidents after nearly seven years in prison — a man whose freedom was urged by international rights groups and President Bush."I have come... Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:54:50 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/73146908 2008-08-09T11:54:50Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/71752820 There are more and more pieces in the mainstream press about the price of peace, particularly on the Syrian side. Parts of two of them are reproduced below, with links to the full text. The al-Ahram column is a good survey of... Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:14:51 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/71752820 2008-08-01T13:14:51Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/71769667 Vrijdag 1 augustus 2008 | Reporters Without Borders ] Three journalists - Fayez Sara, Ali Abdallah and Akram Al-Bunni - were among the 12 signatories of the Damascus Declaration whose trial on charges of "publishing false... Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:09:25 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/71769667 2008-08-01T16:09:25Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/70684942 Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Turkey's EU bid is an unprecedented project, Oezdemir says Members of the European Union should be open about Turkey's EU accession bid as the country's entry into the union... Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:40:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/70684942 2008-07-27T07:40:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/70101901 As you know by now, Joshua Landis' job is to regurgitate the talking points memos that Imad Moustapha sends out. Witness this absolutely pathetic exercise, just to get an idea of the value of the "analysis" put forward by this... Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:24:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/70101901 2008-07-23T18:24:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/69668737 There were a number of firsts at the Paris Summit arranged for the leaders of EU and Mediterranean countries in July, but the promotion and defense of human rights cannot be counted among them. Sarkozy's hope) with the... Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:02:58 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/69668737 2008-07-21T21:02:58Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/67680322 Assad's response was first to tell Le Figaro that France and Europe's job was not "to give us lessons in morals." Nous avons plus de mille personnes arrêtées pour terrorisme, vous voulez qu’on les libère ? »S’engage alors un... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:22:26 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/67680322 2008-07-10T14:22:26Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66969688 Paris, the 4th of july 08 Mr. President, In several days time you will receive, amongst other chiefs of state and heads of government, your Syrian counterpart President Bachar al-Assad. As part of the discussions that you will... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:39:25 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66969688 2008-07-07T19:39:25Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/65777125 The organization Reporters without Borders, which defends freedom of the press internationally, criticized Syria in its 2008 annual report, noting that in spite of the growing number of media outlets in the country since the... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:09:52 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/65777125 2008-07-01T11:09:52Z