Rami Abdulrahman
Rami Abdulrahman | |
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رامي عبد الرحمن | |
| Born | Osama Ali Suleiman 1971 (age 54–55) Baniyas, Syria |
| Citizenship | Syrian, British |
| Occupation | Human rights activist |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Organization | Syrian Observatory for Human Rights |
| Known for | Founding the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights |
| Notable work | Documentation of human rights violations in Syria |
| Awards | Politiken Freedom Prize (2016) Henri Nannen Prize for Freedom of the Press (2020) |
Osama Ali Suleiman, known as Rami Abdulrahman (Arabic: رامي عبد الرحمن; born 1971 in Baniyas), is a Syrian human rights activist and founder of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, established in 2006. Living in the United Kingdom since 2000, he holds British citizenship. The Observatory became a key source for documenting human rights violations in Syria. Abdulrahman has received several awards, including the Henri Nannen Prize for Freedom of the Press in 2020, and has denied accusations challenging the credibility of the Observatory’s reports.