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Syria: Yara Shammas Released

Written byرامي الهامس
Translated byMohamed ElGohary

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Translation posted 4 May 2012 12:49 GMT

Just hours after the release of Yara Shams, daughter of Syrian activist and lawyer Michel Shammas, from prison, many congratulation messages were posted on his Facebook wall. Activists in Syria await the release of all political and intellectual prisoners.

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Written byرامي الهامس
Translated byMohamed ElGohary

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