Syria cracks down on opposition

Kilo called for improved Lebanese-Syrian relations [EPA]

Prominent Syrian opposition activists Michel Kilo and Mahmud Issa were sentenced to three years in prison on Sunday, the latest dissidents to be jailed in a crackdown by the Syrian government.

Why does Damascus think Kilo and his colleagues are so dangerous?

And what does the country’s opposition in exile make of the situation?

Find out on Inside Story at 17.30GMT on Al Jazeera English.

 

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