Ahed Al Hendi

Ahed Al Hendi is a Syrian dissident and former political prisoner based in Washington, DC. He is the Arabic program coordinator of Cyberdissidents.org.

Under Pressure

Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights Power Couple

Samar Badawi has done jail time to advance women’s rights, and now husband Walid Abulkhair will represent himself in court against the kingdom.

Ahed Al Hendi

articles/2012/09/15/for-syrians-frustration-over-outrage-about-film-not-assad-s-horrors/syria-reaction-to-protests-al-hendi_vtyntq

Meanwhile in Damascus

The Riots Are Helping Assad

It’s just a stupid movie—where is the Arab world’s outrage about the slaughter in Syria? By Ahed Al Hendi.

Ahed Al Hendi

I Saw Torture in an Egyptian Prison

Kareem Amer, a famed blogger among Egypt’s protesters, spent nearly a week in a prison for breaking curfew. Hours after his release, he tells Ahed Al Hendi about the brutality he witnessed there.

Ahed Al Hendi