Syria Frees 64 Women Detainees as Part of Lebanese Pilgrims Deal
Syria has freed 64 women prisoners this week, or half the number expected to be released under a weekend hostage deal, a human rights activist said Thursday.
Nine Lebanese pilgrim hostages held for 17 months by a rebel group in northern Syria were exchanged on Saturday for two Turkish pilots abducted in Lebanon in August.
The release of 128 female detainees held in Syrian regime jails formed part of the deal brokered by Turkey, Qatar and Lebanon.
"Since Tuesday the Syrian authorities have released 64 of the 128 prisoners due to be freed as part of the agreement," activist Sima Nassar told AFP.
"We have received assurances that the others will be released by the end of the week," she added.
The latest batch was freed on Wednesday from the notorious Adra prison, northwest of the Syrian capital, and most of them hail from Damascus province, Nassar said.
"Syrian authorities have ordered some prisoners to leave Syrian territory while others were given a choice to stay or leave," she added.
Among those released were a Lebanese, two Palestinians and a Syrian who had been imprisoned because her uncle is a dissident and her father a dissident lawyer, Nassar said.
Many others were humanitarian activists, and one is a cancer patient whose husband was killed in Syria's 31-month conflict.
There has been no official comment from Damascus on the detainees.
Tens of thousands of people are being held by the Syrian regime, many of them without trial, activists say. Rights groups say torture and ill-treatment are systematic in Syria's jails.
24 October 2013, 14:23
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why would assad have these women in jail? what could these women do? this man gone brutally mad I tell you.
24 October 2013, 15:25
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The red thumb brigade didn't appreciate u speaking about her broken arm
24 October 2013, 16:02
812
this is a prime example of how easily you are manipulated by media.
The picture is from last week, the women in it are relatives of the pilgrims who were abducted by rebels
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/10/19/kidnapped-turks-shiapilgrimsreleasedinsyrianhostagedeal.html
(i bet you suddenly lost all your heartfelt sympathy, didnt you?)
24 October 2013, 16:30
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at your service Roar :)
and yes i think this is why we see new usernames popping out constantly and disappearing after only a few days/weeks.
they throw so much random BS that they can't keep any credibility for longer than that
24 October 2013, 16:51
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Lack of roar. U just had mowaten confess he is @ work on naharnet, that he is paid 2 spread propaganda and hatred. WAT A LOOOOOOOSER. jajaja get a real job u terrorist apprentice.
Again 4 the fun, LOOOOOOOOOOOSER!
24 October 2013, 17:23
910
lol primesuspect, learn basic english word before playing inspecteur clouseau on naharnet. please, you also got humiliated enough for one day already, save some for tomorrow.
24 October 2013, 20:10
75
U r sick, talking humiliation and other things.... Totally sick... U take ur work too seriously.
4 me, its 4 fun..... Nd patriotism. I want 2 c a terrorist free Lebanon and be able to cast my vote. U and ur likes r denying me my right.
24 October 2013, 14:47
14
they must have done something! Millions of older women in Syria who are free and not in prison. Why those? Simple, some might have stolen something, killed, or supported terrorists (hid them, smuggled weapons..many things an older lady can do. We have older women in prison in lebanon too.
24 October 2013, 15:22
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The giraffe and his family r using infamous Stalinist methods....
Its gonna hit them hard when they'll get decapitated.
24 October 2013, 18:17
114
and here comes mowaten defending the syrian regime again! LOL
and his faithful pup roar declaring how much in love he is! LOL
we know that for you assad would never use torture, assad is a democrat, women in jail are there because they are all terrorists... i guess it goes the same for the palestinian women in jail in israel? all terrorists too no? LOL
24 October 2013, 19:47
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"Who gives a toss about Assad? He is bad ? he is good?
Who cares?"
M8 cares because without assad they are lost.... LOL
24 October 2013, 20:01
94
yes because unlike you we do not want assad to rule lebanon anymore... but M8 would be lost and lacking strategic support and would crumble without the support of the baath regime to which they are submitted...
no wonder you are here to defend your friends.... and your arrogance and complex of superiority prove how ill at ease and desperate M8 is and how afraid to lose their father! LOL
oh! and no need to answer my post i know that you will only answer with insults and say that M14 are the evil zionist cannibals...
24 October 2013, 23:04
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Unlike me? Sorry you fail again.
yes like you... you support M8 that supports the baath regime making you support it too...
i was always loyal to my ideas unlike your idol aoun who asked for the removal of the assad family for decades and now like you lick the boots of the syrians! like brave hypocrits you are.....
oh! and as you cling to that KSA thing like a child believing he won a prize, then let me remind you that i posted following an article stipulating that baabda palace declared that suleiman cancelled his trip... no mention of KSA in that article...
so instead of trying to appear like superman in the suit your mommy bought you you d better grow up...
you are just a chiwawa pretending he is a lion! LOL
