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Syria: Prominent Lawyer Turning 80 in Jail
(New York) – President Bashar al-Asad of Syria should immediately release from prison the prominent lawyer and human rights activist Haytham al-Maleh, Human Rights Watch said today. Al-Maleh, who will celebrate his 80th birthday August 15, is serving a three-year sentence for his criticism of Syrian authorities in a TV interview.