Syrian activists say regime military helicopters have dropped leaflets over parts of the northwestern rebel-held province of Idlib, calling on residents to reconcile with the regime. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights posted a copy of the leaflets. They say the Syrian...

Saudi Arabia said Monday it was expelling the Canadian ambassador and had recalled its envoy while freezing all new trade, in protest at Ottawa's vigorous calls for the release of jailed activists. The kingdom gave the Canadian ambassador 24 hours to leave the country, in an abrupt rupture...

The United Nations human rights office called on Saudi Arabia Tuesday to release all peaceful activists, including women held for campaigning to lift a long-time ban on driving. They included prominent women's rights advocate Hatoon al-Fassi, arrested in June as she was planning to take...

Check  the names of 8000 detainees who were tortured to death by the Syrian regime security.  The list has been obtained in association with the Syrian Violations Documentation Center . It inclues names of 7953 victims of different ages, including 125...