A new report [1] released by Human Rights Watch [2] reveals that two persons are being held in incommunicado detention at an undisclosed location in Syria. Karim ‘Arbaji (29) and Tarek Biasi (22) were arrested in June 2007 by Syrian Military Intelligence for expressing online views critical of the Syrian government. A third person, Ali Zein al-’Abideen Mej’an, arrested for posting online comments attacking Saudi Arabia, was sentenced by the Supreme State Security Court to two years in prison.
Syria: more victims of Internet repression
· Written by sami ben gharbia
Categories: Middle East & North Africa, Syria, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights