France24 reports that a Syrian court has upheld jail terms for 12 democracy activists, including Riad Seif, who signed the Damascus Declaration.
The 12 are: Ali Abdullah, Dr Walid Bunni, Akram Bunni, Riad Seif, Fidaa Hurani, Ahmad Tomeh, Jabr al-Shufi, Yasser al-Iti, Mohammed Haji Darwish, Marwan al-Ish, Fayez Sara and Talal Abu-Dan.