US advocates for jailed Syrian

By: CS Monitor, November 17, 2005 Soon after he stepped off the airplane here on his return trip from Washington, Syrian opposition activist Kamal Labwani was promptly arrested. The outspoken critic of Bashar al-Assad's regime who met with American officials during his trip to the US last month now faces charges of trying to weaken national sentiment, provoking sectarianism, and belonging to a secret association. He faces a maximum of three years in prison.

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