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Syria jails 7 activists of an outlawed party |
2006-03-21 |
![]() In a statement, he said the court also sentenced Ali Sadek Ellow and Loqman Othman to seven years in prison and Ali Mohya to sixth months in prison. Ahmad Haj Omar was sentenced by the court for ten years on charges of trying to change the entity of the society and weakening the national feeling, Al Bunni said. The PKK, which has battled Turkish forces for years while seeking autonomy in southeastern Turkey, once had offices in Syria. But authorities cracked down on the groups activities as Syrian-Turkish ties improved, particularly amid fears over the growing influence of Iraqs Kurds. |
Posted by:Steve White |