Under increasing pressures from rights activist, Syrian authorities finallyadmittedthat they do indeed have custody of ‘Ali ‘Abdallah and his sons, but, rather than release them, they simply chose to put their case in front of the State Security Court on unspecified charges. Meanwhile, and mere hours ago, Syrian communist activist and former political prisoner, Fateh Jamous, was arrested in Damascus Airport upon his return from a long trip to Europe where he took part in a number of meetings with exiled opposition figures. The arrest comes as part of the ongoing campaign of intimidation that the authorities have been conducting over the last few months, and which has intensified immensely in the last few days. Continue reading “Ali Alive!”
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