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  • British Minister for the Middle East tours South Lebanon

    The British Minister for the Middle East, Alistair Burt arrived in Lebanon today for a two-day visit following his activities in Damascus.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK deeply deplores sentence of Syrian human rights defender

    On Sunday 4 July, prominent Syrian Human Rights Defender, 79 year old Haitham Al Maleh was sentenced to three years in prison on charges of “weakening national morale”.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK deeply regrets sentencing of Syrian human rights activist

    Muhannad Al Hassani, a Syrian Human Rights lawyer and winner the 2010 Martin Ennals award for human rights defenders, has been sentenced to three years in jail by the Syrian courts.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government