October 30, 2008
Syrian criminal court convicted 12 dissidents on a phony charge of "fomenting sectarian strife" Wednesday and sentenced them to two and a half years in prison. The dissidents arrested last December, were part of a pro-democracy group known as the Damascus Declaration. Assad's decision convict the dissidents despite international pressure is further confirmation that the hopes of some Western countries that Assad would liberalize Syria and reduce political oppression aren't likely to be fulfilled...
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