Syrian Opposition Portal

Political Activists

	Aref Dalilah Dalilah was arrested on September 9, 2001 in Damascus due to his participation in political discussions held at the house of Riad Seif, then an independent reformist Syrian parliamentarian. Dalilah had managed to attract an audience of thinkers, writers, and journalists to his stimulating forums. He was sentenced to ten years in prison after an unfair trial by the Supreme State Security Court. >>
	Anwar Bunni Anwar Bunni, a Syrian lawyer and a human rights activist, was born in 1959 in Syria... >>
	Michel Kilo Michel Kilo is a Syrian Christian writer and political activist. He also heads the Damascus-based Hurriyat Center for Press Freedom and Free Expression. His writings have defended the oppressed Syrian people and called for democratic reforms. >>
	Kamal Labwani Kamal Labwani is a Syrian medical doctor who works to promote democratic values in Syria. Labwani is the founder of the Liberal Democratic Union in Syria (LDU) He was an activist in the movement known as the “Damascus Spring” that called for peaceful reforms in the country. >>
	Riad Seif In August 2000, Seif took the initiative to call publicly inside the Syrian Parliament for an end to the emergency law that was imposed by the Ba'ath Party in 1963. Later, Seif organized an informal group known as the “Friends of Civil Society” that discussed political issues in his house. Seif furthered his involvement in politics and advancement of democratic values by forming his own party in 2000, which he named the Movement for Social Peace. The same year, after calling for a new constitution to be drafted, he received a letter from the public prosecutor in Damascus charging him with violation of the constitution. Seif was arrested by the Syrian regime on January 28, 2008, after participating in Damascus Declaration meetings in December. He is currently being held without access to much needed medical treatment. >>