Global Campaign Group Avaaz: Thousands people forcibly “disappeared” by the Syrian regime

A Syrian mother saw 14 years old boy was beaten and dragged into a white van by Syrian security forces about two month a go, other child (13 years old) was arrested with his friends and severe bleeding from the ears, nose and mouth. But Syrian security forces claimed no knowledge.

That just some examples that given by the global campaign group Avaaz, which claimed that nearly 3,000 had been arrested by the Syrian government security forces since the early uprising on March 15, the whereabouts remain unknown. This group launched a campaign Thursday to draw international attention to the disappearances. This includes wall profiles in Avaaz.org missing persons.

Wissam Tariff, a human rights activist working for Avaaz, which coordinates research organization in Syria said that they have 2918 names, and he said that each name have a different story. Some were kidnapped during the protests, some of the schools or universities, some write something, and some were detained by security forces in raids on their homes. They are all involved in the pro-democracy movement in several ways: Some went to the protest, some write something they should not be on their Facebook pages, some say something to your colleagues and reported. Families don't know if their children are alive or dead; if they are being tortured.

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Profile website will include the name, age, occupation, details of where they live and their loss - calculated risk, taken in conjunction with the victim's family, who cite safety in numbers. Because of the implications for their families, Avaaz will not give the name of the individual cases were highlighted in the media.

Avaaz have a strong team of international lawyers and people with deep experience in Syria who has worked closely with two leading organizations Syrian human rights to verify each and every case, was said by Ricken Patel Avaaz Executive Director. He said that Avaaz will keep continuous contact with the network in Syria to keep the profile of their website updated with new release and removal.

Government of Syria right now does not allow international journalists in, any foreign human rights organizations going to their country area. This condition become a problem for Avaaz to accomplished their mission.

Syrian government has a history of arresting and holding them incommunicado. There are an estimated 17,000 people have become lost in the events around Hama in 1982.

"Today's information will be documented and those who committed this crime must be held accountable." Said Nadim Houry, senior researcher for Syria to Human Rights Watch.

Avaaz calls on the 10 million members worldwide to call the key to influence in Syria - South Africa, India, Brazil, Kuwait and Qatar to send a delegation of human rights to pressure the Syrian government to release disappeared people.

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Natasha Richardson died After Ski Accident

Natasha Richardson [45 yo], wife of actor Liam Neeson died after injury in a ski accident. Natasha Richardson is a film star, Tony-winning stage actress and member of the Redgrave family that is famous.

Natasha Richardson was injured Monday in a fall in the downhill ski resort in Quebec, 80 miles northwest of Montreal. Richardson fell during a lesson on the beginners' trail.

Natasha Richardson showed no visible sign of injury, but the ski patrol, followed strict procedures and bring him back to the bottom of the slopes and insists he must see a doctor.

Accompanied by an instructor, he returned to the hotel, but about an hour after he fell down that is not good. An ambulance was called, and Richardson brought to the local hospital before transfer to the Hopital du Sacre-Coeur in Montreal. From there he moved to Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.

"Liam Neeson, her children, and that surprised the whole family and destroyed by tragic death of their beloved Natasha. They are profoundly grateful for the support, love and prayers of all people, and ask for privacy during this very difficult time." Richardson family said.

In 2007, Richardson worked with his mother in the film "Night".She was making a point to director Lajos Koltai on relatives working together.Richardson's first film role was a bit part in his father's "The Charge of the Light Brigade" (1968). After a few roles, she broke through as Mary Shelley in Ken Russell's film "Gothic", and followed as the Patty Hearst in Paul Schrader's film.

Richardson other notable films include "The Handmaid's Tale" (1990); TV movie "Zelda" (1993); "Nell" (1994), in addition to Neeson, whom she married in 1994, and 1998 remake of "The Parent Trap"; and "Wild Child" (2008).

At 22, she played opposite her mother and Jonathan Pryce in the London production of Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull"; the performance of the London Drama Critics him 'most promising newcomer award.

He won the Tony for her performance as Sally Bowles in the 1998 return of "Cabaret" and the raves for her blanche Dubois in the 2005 production "A streetcar Named Desire." She is scheduled to appear in the return of Stephen Sondheim's "A Little Night Music" this year, in January the following benefits to the performance shown.

I participated in sorrow over this incident. Hope that the family can accept this and she can rest in peace.

Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Wife Dead

Harare - Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was killed in a car accident on Friday. The accident occurred when they to their rural home in Buhera. Source said that there was a truck coming from the opposite direction, then going out of the track, and then hit the Morgan Tsvangirai vehicle. This makes Morgan Tsvangirai is very sad.

Suspected death cause of Suzan (wife of Morgan Tsvangirai) is not due to a car accident, but because killed, said a source from the Movement for Democratic Change. This allegation by no-critical condition of Suzan at the time she brought up to the hospital. But some other sources said the cause is pure by accident.

President Robert Munggabe also comes to the hospital to see his old rival condition and the wife and give an emphatic. President Robert Mungabe and Morgan Tsvangirai together formed a power sharing government in February after a long negotiation process to try to end the political and economic crisis that has brought Zimbabwe to ruin.

The tragedy comes in difucult time for Morgan Tsvangirai. The union leader, who was a thorn in Mugabe's side as head of the main MDC opposition, is under pressure to rescue the ruined economy and win support from the international community. The new government faces an array of problems: food and fuel shortages, the world's most serious hyperinflation and a cholera outbreak in which nearly 88,000 people have been infected, with nearly 4,000 killed, according to the World Health Organization.

Hopefully he can be patient on this and can bring Zimbabwe can into better condition.