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About Razan
I refer to myself as a person from Syria, not a "Syrian citizen." I am currently doing my MA's thesis on Iraqi Jews' literature in my beautiful city, Beirut. I blog at Razanisms and I like to take photos. I am a vegetarian and a proud socialist.
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Syria: Blogger Kareem Arbaji Sentenced to Three Years in prison
On September 13, 2009, the Syrian State Security Supreme Court sentenced the young blogger Kareem Arbaji to three-years prison for "publishing mendacious information liable to weaken the nation’s morale," under article #286 of the Syrian penal code.
The thirty- one years old economics graduate, Kareem Arbaji, has been detained for over ...
Syria: Three-Year Sentence for Blogger Tariq Baiasi
On Sunday 11-5-2008 the State Security Court in Damascus stated its verdict on the Syrian blogger Tariq Baiasi who was held in detention since 7-7-2007. Tariq was detained for leaving a comment on websites disfavored by the Syrian government.
Syrian Bloggers Campaign to Free Fellow Blogger Tariq Biasi
It all started when one did: Ahmad published several entries concerning the detention of Tariq, the jailed Syrian blogger, but it is only when his blog was added on the SYPlanet aggregator that I had the chance to be aware of Tariq's situation. I reacted by contacting all the bloggers ...
