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Ribal al Assad slams Syria’s “empty words” in response to uprising in Arab world

For immediate release Release date: 1 Feb 2011 Ribal al Assad slams Syria’s “empty words” in response to uprising in Arab world The Director of the London-based Organisation for Democracy and Freedom in Syria (ODFS), Ribal al Assad, has today accused the Syrian authorities of “attempting to launch a massive democratic deception.” In an article in the Wall Street Journal, the Syrian regime said that the region has been “stagnating.” Syria has promised political and social reforms, but there are many who are sceptical of the regime’s new-found reform agenda. Ribal al Assad said today: “The

Ribal al Assad urges William Hague to pressure Syrian regime over human rights

William Hague urged to raise issue of human rights during visit to Syria UK Foreign Secretary, William Hague, has been urged by democracy campaigners not to avoid the issue of human rights during his official visit to Syria today, 27 January. In an open letter to the Foreign Secretary, Ribal Al Assad, Director of the Organisation for Democracy and Freedom in Syria, says: “I hope that during your talks with leaders of the Syrian regime you will raise the matter of arbitrary arrest and detention, particularly with regard to the many peaceful poets, bloggers and human rights lawyers that have

William Hague urged to raise issue of human rights during visit to Syria

27 January 2011 Release time: immediateUK Foreign Secretary, William Hague, has been urged by democracy campaigners not to avoid the issue of human rights during his official visit to Syria today, 27 January. In an open letter to the Foreign Secretary, Ribal Al Assad, Director of the Organisation for Democracy and Freedom in Syria, says: “I hope that during your talks with leaders of the Syrian regime you will raise the matter of arbitrary arrest and detention, particularly with regard to the many peaceful poets, bloggers and human rights lawyers that have suffered so much for their basic

International campaign calls for “wave of pluralism” to break down barriers, on anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall

For immediate releaseOn the twenty first anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the respected Institute for Cultural Diplomacy invited the Chairman of Iman, the global counter-extremism foundation, to deliver a keynote speech on pluralism and the Middle East. Ribal al Assad addressed a distinguished audience of diplomats, scholars and political figures, at the “World Without Walls” conference in Berlin, on Monday 8 November. The conference made the case for cultural diplomacy and soft power in building peace and supporting reconciliation. In his keynote address, Ribal al Assad said: “

Campaign for religious dialogue visits Berlin as Europe terror plot foiled

8 October 2010 For immediate releaseAs intelligence agencies foil a “Mumbai style” terror attack in European cities, a delegation from Iman, the inter-faith dialogue campaign group, held high level talks in Berlin aimed at strengthening relations between religious faiths. Iman’s Chairman, Ribal al Assad, led a delegation to meet senior MPs in the German parliament, calling on political and religious leaders to come together in the face of violent extremism. Commenting on the visit, Mr al Assad said: “No sooner had we commemorated the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we learnt of a

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