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Syria releases seven detained Kurds
2.11.2005
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DAMASCUS, Nov 2 (AFP)
- 12h04 - Syrian authorities have freed seven Kurds
who were arrested several months ago for belonging
to a "secret organization," a rights group said
Wednesday.
The seven Kurds, who included three women, had been
arrested for belonging to "a secret organization
aiming to annex part of Syrian territory to a
foreign country," said Ammar Qorabi, spokesman for
the Arab Organization for Human Rights.
"This measure must be followed by the liberation of
all political detainees, particularly at this time
of increased pressure due toprosecutor Detlev
Mehlis's report," the group said.
The UN report, which was released last month, found
evidence of top-level Syrian involvement in the
February assassination of Lebanese ex-premier Rafiq
Hariri.
A separate Syrian rights group, the Syrian Human
Rights Organization, issued a statement asking
Syrian authorities to "free actor Mohammed Kutaysheh
who is still being detained even though he has
served his time."
Kutaysheh was sentenced to three years in prison by
the state security court for posting "lying
information" on the Internet.
AFP
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