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Summary President Bashar Assad has issued a general amnesty for prisoners.
Syrian state television said the amnesty covered all members of political movements, including the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, which led an armed uprising against Assads father in 1982. Membership in the party is punishable by death.The amnesty could affect some 10,000 people The offer came as members of the Syrian opposition gathered in Turkey for a conference aimed at overcoming differences and bolstering the protesters who have endured a bloody crackdown that has killed more than 1,000 civilians.In Washington, the Obama administration expressed doubts over the amnesty offer and demanded that Assad should prove to a skeptical world that he is serious about reforms.
