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Syria: Razan Ghazzawi and Female Colleagues Freed

Categories: Middle East & North Africa, Syria, Breaking News, Citizen Media, Digital Activism, Human Rights, War & Conflict, Youth, Advox

This post is part of our special coverage Syria Protests 2011/2012 [1].

Syrian Blogger and Freedom of Speech advocate Razan Ghazzawi was released on Saturday along with her female colleagues. The news came via Razan's sister, who tweeted earlier this evening:

@NadineGhazzawi [2]: Sister is home :) but she can't leave the country anymore…they won't allow her.

Free Razan poster used by supporters to call for her released and that of her colleagues

At the time these lines are being written, Razan's male colleagues remain in prison, according to Free Razan page on Facebook [3]:

Razan and all the females from the SCM are FREE , Razan is FREE !

Razan was arrested earlier this week [4] along with 13 of her colleagues during a raid on the offices of the Syrian Center for Freedom of Expression in Damascus.

This post is part of our special coverage Syria Protests 2011/2012 [1].