Nawfal, a free-lance journalist, was arrested on Dec. 18, 1991, and sentenced the following March to five years in prison for belonging to Committees for the Defense of DemocraticFreedoms and Human Rights in Syria. Share this: Share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email