Group: Syrian jails full of political prisoners
An international human rights organization says the Syrian government is unlawfully holding tens of thousands of regime opponents and torturing many in custody.
Human Rights Watch says those arrested by President Bashar Assad's regime include medics who treated wounded protesters, businessmen who raised money for displaced Syrians and even software developers who worked with citizen journalists. A report by the New York-based group released on Thursday offered accounts of 21 Syrians who had been detained. (AP)
