Michel Kilo
Michel Kilo ميشيل كيلو | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1940 Latakia, Sirie |
| Dee'd | 19 Apryle 2021 (aged 80–81) |
| Naitionality | Sirie |
| Thrift | Writer |
| Kent for | Democracy activist, poleetical preesoner |
Michel Kilo (Arabic: ميشيل كيلو, born 1940; deed 19 Aprile 2021) wis a Sirie Christian[1] writer an human richts activist, who haes been cried "ane o Sirie's leadin opposition thinkers."[2]
Career
[eedit | eedit soorce]Kilo wis born in the Sirie Mediterranean coastal ceety o Latakia in 1940.
He studiet journalism in Egyp an Germany. He haes translatit mony poleetical an economics beuks frae German tae Inglis. As a columnist he wrote opinion pieces for twa Arabic papers, the Lebanese daily Annahar an the Lunnon-based Al-Quds Al-Arabi. Recently he wrote several airticles aboot the Sirie uprisin for the As-Safir Lebanese daily newspaper.[3]
Troubles wi the govrenment
[eedit | eedit soorce]Kilo wis first reestit bi the govrenment in the early 1980s,[1] follaeing this reest he muivit tae Fraunce but came back tae Sirie in 1991. Follaein the Damascus Spring muivement, Kilo wis a central figur in the Damascus Declaration o 2005 an cried for "peaceful, gradual," reform "foondit on accord, an based on dialogue an recognition o the ither."[2]
On 12 Mey 2006, the Beirut-Damascus Declaration, cawin for normalisin Lebanese-Sirie relations efter decades o domination bi Sirie o its smawer neebour Lebanon, wis published wi Kilo as ane o its signatories. He wis reestit yet again an a year later wis sentencit tae three years in preeson on chyrges o "o weakenin naitional sentiment an encouragin sectarian strife." On 19 Mey 2009, he wis released efter completin aw o his sentence.[4]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ a b "Syria's Kilo pledges to continue struggle". Archived frae the original on 27 Apryle 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ↑ a b Wright, Robin (2008), Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East, New York: Penguin Press, p. 232, ISBN 978-1-59420-111-0.
- ↑ Michel Kilo writes: You Syrians What Will You Do?.
- ↑ "Dissident writer Michel Kilo freed in Syria", BBC News, 20 Mey 2009.
Freemit airtins
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Amnesty International
- No verbal zigzagging for this Syrian gadfly
- Michel Kilo Profile Archived 2007-07-04 at the Wayback Machine The Alliance for Essential Liberties in the Middle East's profile o Michel Kilo