In Antalya, Syrian opposition rejects Assad's amnesty

Meeting in the Mediterranean city of Antalya yesterday, Syrian opposition groups swiftly rejected President Bashar Assad declaration of a general amnesty, including people said to have committed political crimes. The meeting of Syria's exiled opposition in Turkey, which opened on Tuesday, is the first official gathering of activists since an uprising against Baathist rule erupted 10 weeks ago. The conference brings together a broad spectrum of opposition figures driven abroad over the last three decades, from Islamists crushed in the 1980s to Christians escaping repression.