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Haitham al-Maleh
Haitham al-Maleh هيثم المالح | |
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| Born | 15 August 1931 Damascus, Syria |
| Nationality | Syrian |
| Occupation(s) | Judge, Activist |
| Known for | Democracy campaigner Human rights activist Lawyer of political prisoners in Syria |
Haitham al-Maleh (Arabic: هيثم المالح, born August 15, 1931)[1] is a Syrian human rights activist and former judge.[2][3] He is a critic of the former Syrian government under Bashar al-Assad and was imprisoned after calling for constitutional reforms.[4] During the Syrian Civil War, Maleh was active in Syrian opposition groups and was a member of the Syrian National Council.[5]
- ^ "Syria: Human Rights Lawyer Turns 80 in Prison". Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies. August 13, 2010. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
- ^ "Haitham al-Maleh". Carnegie Endowment.
- ^ Hassan Hassan حَسَنْ [@hxhassan] (28 September 2015). "Haitham Al Maleh: If I have to choose between living under Assad or ISIS, I'd live under ISIS" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Khaled Yacoub Oweis (2010-07-04). "Syria jails elderly government critic for 3 years". Reuters. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
- ^ "هيثم المالح" (in Arabic). Al Jazeera. 12 October 2014.
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