Nir Boms

Journalist, Writer, Middle East Analyst

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Inside Syria’s Gulag

June 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Human Rights, Syria

By Nir Boms
FrontPageMagazine.com | May 26, 2004
On May 11, in accordance with the Syria Accountability Act, President Bush imposed new political and economic sanctions on Syria. The Syrian government, not surprisingly, was quick to condemn this move, calling the sanctions “unjust and unjustified,” and portraying Syria as a “democratic country that fights terrorism.”
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Syria’s Gulag

May 12th, 2008 · No Comments · Human Rights, Middle East, Syria

 
By Farid N. Ghadry and Nir T. Boms
FrontPageMagazine.com | April 9, 2004
Close to a hundred Kurds were killed during a series of riots that started in the soccer game in the city of Qamoshli last month. Over 1,200 Kurds were arrested for treason, espionage, incitement and the disruption of the public order. This is the [...]

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