Syria’s Mazen Darwish

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Syrian person free expression advocate human rights lawyer journalist

Syria’s Mazen Darwish is a prominent Syrian human rights lawyer and free-expression advocate known for documenting government abuses and defending journalists and activists.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Mazen Darwish	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Syrian person ⓘ free expression advocate ⓘ human rights lawyer ⓘ journalist ⓘ
advocatesFor	independent media in Syria ⓘ protection of journalists ⓘ release of prisoners of conscience ⓘ
associatedWith	Syrian opposition civil society networks NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardReceived	Bruno Kreisky Prize for Services to Human Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ Human Rights Watch Alison Des Forges Award (honorary recognition) NERFINISHED ⓘ PEN Pinter International Writer of Courage (shared) NERFINISHED ⓘ Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ
citizenship	Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork	freedom of expression ⓘ human rights ⓘ journalism ⓘ media freedom ⓘ
founded	Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
hasRole	director of the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression ⓘ
knownFor	defending freedom of expression in Syria ⓘ defending journalists and activists ⓘ documenting human rights abuses in Syria ⓘ founding the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression ⓘ
languageSpoken	Arabic ⓘ English ⓘ
movement	pro-democracy movement in Syria ⓘ
notableFor	advocacy against enforced disappearances in Syria ⓘ campaigning for release of political prisoners in Syria ⓘ
notableWork	advocacy for detainees of conscience in Syria ⓘ documentation of violations against journalists in Syria ⓘ
occupation	human rights defender ⓘ journalist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ
opposes	censorship in Syria ⓘ restrictions on press freedom in Syria ⓘ
partOf	Syrian human rights movement NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedBy	Amnesty International NERFINISHED ⓘ Human Rights Watch NERFINISHED ⓘ Reporters Without Borders NERFINISHED ⓘ UNESCO ⓘ United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectOf	international human rights campaigns ⓘ
victimOf	arbitrary detention in Syria ⓘ torture and ill-treatment in detention ⓘ

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PEN International Writer of Courage → notableRecipient → Syria’s Mazen Darwish ⓘ

International Writer of Courage → notableRecipient → Syria’s Mazen Darwish ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mazen Darwish