Syria must release all prisoners of conscience after human rights lawyer freed

Tuesday 8 March 2011 Haytham al-Maleh, 79, was freed a day after President Bashar al-Assad issued an amnesty for several categories of prisoners, including those aged over 70. Amnesty International has urged the Syrian authorities to free all prisoners of conscience following the release of a 79-year-old human rights lawyer.Haytham al-Maleh was freed on Tuesday 8 March 2011, a day after President Bashar al-Assad issued an amnesty for several categories of prisoners, including those aged over 70, those suffering from incurable diseases and others accused of minor offences."Haytham al-Maleh’s…

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