Syrian court jails 50 Kurds

Damascus: A human rights group said that a Syrian military court has sentenced 50 Kurds to jail on charges related to a 2005 protest.

The National Organization for Human Rights (NOHR) said in a statement on Monday that the Kurds were arrested in June 2005 for participating in a demonstration in Qamishili.

The Syrian Kurds were protesting the assassination of a prominent Kurdish cleric at the time.

NOHR said the court passed the sentences on Sunday.