Free that Syrian blogger

The internal "war" in Syria continues unabated whilst the President effectively shrugs it all off as terrorists seeking to undermine his regime. Never mind the scores of deaths and on-going violence across the country.

Recently, a Syrian blogger was arrested. More of a crackdown? Global Voices reports:

"Syrian authorities have arrested blogger Razan Ghazzawi on the Syrian-Jordanian border today. Ghazzawi was on her way to Amman to attend a workshop on press freedom in the Arab world when she was arrested. Her arrest has drawn criticism and anger from bloggers and activists around the world, who called for her immediate release.

Ghazzawi is a US-born Syrian blogger and avid Twitter user, who has contributed to both Global Voices Online and Global Voices Advocacy. She is also one of the few bloggers in Syria who writes under her real name, advocating for the rights of bloggers and activists arrested by the Syrian regime, as well as the rights of gays and minorities.

A Free Razan poster put up by supporters as soon as news of her arrest spread
Her last post, on December 1, 2011, celebrates the release of Syrian blogger Hussein Ghrer, who was held by the Syrian authorities for 37 days. She blogs:

'Hussein is going to be home tonight, where he will be holding his wife tight, and never let go of his two precious sons again. It’s all going to be alright, and it will all be over very soon.'

The irony is not lost among netizens, who raised the alarm after her arrest on social media platforms."

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