#syria begins releasing prisoners under #amnesty deal
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Syria has begun releasing prisoners from government jails under a general amnesty announced by President Bashar al-Assad, human rights lawyers told AFP on Tuesday. Rights lawyers also said prominent prisoners of conscience, including journalist Mazen Darwish, were expected to be freed under the amnesty. “Dozens of prisoners began to be released from Adra prison (in Damascus province) yesterday and the releases will continue today,” Anwar al-Bunni said Tuesday, a day after the unprecedented wide-ranging amnesty was announced. read more