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In Syria No Voice Overrides the State Security Apparatus
The First Syrian Concerning the Blockage of a Syrian Website Concludes
With the Arrest of the Website Manager
Cairo, Egypt: 16th August, 2008
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information- ANHRI.NET announced
today its firm condemnation of the arrest of lawyer Abdalla Suliman by
the Syrian security apparatus on 30th July, 2008. He was the owner
and manager of the websites Al Nazaha (Integrity)
http://www.alnazaha.org, and Akhbar Al Nazaha(Integrity News)
www.alnazahanews.com and was arrested "because of the persistence of
the two sites' manager, the lawyer Abdalla Suliman to publish legal
and political articles where in some of which he criticize the
performance of the Syrian government."
Abadalla Suliman as manager of Al Nazaha website www.alnazaha.org filed the first of its kind lawsuit against the Syrian Ministry of
Telecommunication, demanding disclosure of the reasons for the
blockage and unblocking of the website last November. Suliman
continued in the proceeding despite of the threats he was exposed to,
as well as hacking and destruction of the website, until the ministry
had admitted that the ban was based on "orders and instructions" of
the Syrian intelligence apparatuses.
When Suliman realized that the case will not move forward, he had
established an alternative website : http://www.alnazahanews.com,
which resulted Suliman being arrested again by the Syrian security
agencies who forced him to close the website down and to affirm that
no louder voice than the Syrian police's".
"Banning the two sites and arresting their manager, is a waste all of
the principles that respect the law in Syria, clearly exposes the
shameful situation of the law and lack of respect, and clearly
demonstrates the fate of freedom of expression in this state." said
Gamal Eid, the executive director of ANHRI.
ANHRI has taken the initiative to offer to all of its capacity aid for
the lawyer Abdalla Suliman, and all other Syrian activists whether
through providing alternative websites, blogs or technical aids, so as
to contribute humbly to elimination of the policy of blocking the
websites and terrifying the activists in Syria, and to support freedom
of expression and internet freedom there.
Related articles:
Syria: postponement of the first legal case against banning a website
The Syrian Intelligence Joins the List of Websites Blockage Deciders
http://www.anhri.net/en/reports/2007/pr1213.shtml
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