A/HRC/19/58 provided on 31 May 2011, the Working Group decided, at its ninety-fourth session, to apply the six-month rule to that case. 606. In the second communication, dated 9 March 2011, the Government provided information concerning 16 outstanding cases. Based on this information, the Working Group decided to apply, at its ninety-third session, the 6-month rule to one case. However, this information was contested by the source of the case and therefore the Working Group decided, at its ninety-fourth session, to suspend the application of the 6-month rule. Concerning the remaining cases, the Government stressed that the relevant sources had not provided information for many years and therefore requested the Working Group to apply its working methods. 607. In the fourth communication, dated 6 July 2011, the Government replied to the urgent appeal dated 30 March 2011. 608. On 30 March 2010, the Government of Lebanon provided information on a case registered under the Syrian Arab Republic which had already been clarified by the source. Information from sources 609. Information was received from sources concerning three outstanding cases. On the basis of the information provided by one of the sources, the Working Group decided, at its ninety-fourth session, to suspend the application of the six-month rule to one case and to clarify another case. Clarification 610. Following the information provided by sources, the Working Group decided to clarify one case. 611. Following the expiration of the period prescribed by the six-month rule, the Working Group decided to clarify one case. Request for a visit 612. On 19 September 2011, the Working Group requested the Government to extend an invitation to visit the country. No reply has been received during the reporting period. Press Release 613. On 5 August 2011, the Working Group and six other special procedures mandate holders issued a press release warning that the scale and gravity of the violent crackdown in the Syrian Arab Republic continued unabated, and reiterated their call for an immediate end to the violent strategies adopted by the Government to quash the on-going demonstrations.19 Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 614. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted 82 cases to the Government; of those, 27 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the source, 14 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the Government, and 41 remain outstanding. 19 The full text of the press release can be consulted at: (http://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=11281&LangID=E) 119