Syria frees priest after detention
Syrian authorities released Pastor Nihad Hassan after detaining him for two weeks due to social media posts considered to incite religious hatred, including a post against Muslims on Facebook. He was detained in the predominantly Kurdish region of Afrin in northern Syria, and reports indicated that he would return to Lebanon to avoid the risk to himself and his family. The church confirmed that the pastor, who converted to Christianity in 2008, planned to settle in northern Syria, where the government has pledged to protect minorities following previous attacks on churches, despite current security tensions.
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