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| US-born Syrian blogger jugged |
| 2011-12-14 |
| In Damascus Tuesday, a prominent US-born Syrian blogger and press freedom campaigner was charged by Syrian authorities with trying to incite sectarian strife. The Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression in the Arab World said Razan Ghazzawi also was charged with spreading false information and weakening national sentiment — a charge often leveled against those who challenge the Syrian regime. The charges could carry a prison sentence of up to 15 years. The statement issued Tuesday by the SCM, where Ghazzawi worked, said she denied the charges. She was arrested Dec. 4 at the border while on her way to Jordan for a conference on press freedom. |
| Posted by:Steve White |