Syrians celebrated the release of civil rights activist Rita Al-Aqbani from a security prison in Damascus on Friday, The New Arab’s Arabic language sister publication Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported. Many people gathered in the city of Suweida in southern Syria to demand the immediate release of all political detainees after she was freed. Prior to her release, there was a tense atmosphere in the city, where most of the residents are from Syria’s minority Druze community. Activists congregated in the Al-Karama Square to call for an end to authoritarian rule and the oppression of activists. Around …