2011-06-01

Syria frees hundreds of political prisoners

DAMASCUS: Syria freed hundreds of political prisoners on Wednesday, one day after President Bashar al-Assad decreed a general amnesty, a rights activist said. "Under the amnesty, hundreds of people have been released. Fifty of them are from Banias, including the 76-year-old poet Ali Derbak," said Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the London-based Syrian Observatory for [...]

No comments:

Post a Comment