tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14380548383181700422024-03-20T04:50:47.475-07:00Free Hussein - الحرية لحسينThis is Syrian Bloggers' campaign to Free fellow blogger and friend Hussein Ghrer.
حملة المدونين السوريين للمطالبة بالكشف عن مصير حسين وإطلاق سراحه فوراً.Free Husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01762258084498313413noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438054838318170042.post-46319022053871597992012-07-11T15:45:00.001-07:002012-07-11T15:45:52.144-07:00El bloguero sirio Hussein Ghrer, en huelga de hambre tras 5 meses de detención<br />
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<span lang="ES">Nos han llegado noticias de que el bloguero
sirio Hussein Gharir, detenido el 16 de febrero de 2012 tras la irrupción de
los servicios de la sede del Mezze de la Inteligencia Aérea en el Centro Sirio
de Medios de Comunicación y Libertad de Expresión en la capital Damasco, ha
empezado una huelga de hambre en protesta por llevar cerca de cinco meses
detenido. Es preciso recordar que esta es la segunda vez que se le detiene,
habiéndose producido la primera detención el 24 de octubre de 2011. Tras esa
primera detención fue puesto en libertad el 1 de diciembre de 2011, y sigue en
juicio por dicha primera encarcelación.</span></div>
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Los servicios de Inteligencia Aérea irrumpieron en el centro en la fecha arriba
señalada, confiscaron los aparatos y detuvieron a todos los trabajadores del
centro incluidos los que estaban de visita. Posteriormente ocho trabajadores
fueron puestos en libertad y están siendo juzgados por un Tribunal militar bajo
la acusación de “publicar panfletos prohibidos”, mientras que cinco de ellos
siguen aún detenidos (Mazen Darwish -el director del Centro de Medios de
Comunicación y Libertad de Expresión-, Hussein Gharir, Abd al-Rahman Hammada,
Hani Zaytani y Mansur al-Umari). Según los datos que tenemos Hammada, Zaytani y
Al-Umari han sido trasladados de la sede de la Inteligencia Aérea en el Mezze a
los centros de detención de la Cuarta Brigada del Ejército sirio. Por su parte,
Mazen Darwish ha sido trasladado de su celda a un lugar desconocido, sin que se
sepa si ha sido conducido a otra celda en la misma oficina o si ha llevado a
otra, tras su huelga de hambre en la Inteligencia Aérea en el Mezze. En cuanto
a Hussein Gharir, ha sido trasladado de la oficina de la Inteligencia Aérea en
el Mezze a la sede de la Inteligencia Aérea en la plaza de la Liberación en
Damasco. Está en huelga de hambre en protesta por seguir detenido.</span></div>
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Hussein Gharir es un destacado bloguero sirio, cuya actividad se centra en las
discusiones que tienen lugar en el espacio bloguero sirio sobre asuntos
generales. También ha participado en campañas de solidaridad con el Golán y la
Palestina ocupados. Está casado y tiene dos hijos: Ward y Zain, y es licenciado
en Informática.</span></div>
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Ha de recordarse que Hussein padece de prolapso de la válvula mitral en el
corazón y de tensión alta, por lo que se teme que su situación empeore en las
cárceles sirias, conocidas por sus malas condiciones sanitarias, psicológicas,
ambientales, y que además carecen de los tratamientos médicos necesarios, lo
que puede suponer un peligro directo para su vida.</span></div>
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Nosotros, blogueros sirios y árabes, en solidaridad con Hussein y su protesta,
exigimos que nuestro compañero detenido, el bloguero y amigo Hussein Gharir,
sea puesto en libertad de forma inmediata, sin trabas ni condiciones,
especialmente cuando han pasado más de cuatro meses sin que se le dirija
acusación alguna, y a sabiendas de que el período legal para mantenerlo en los
centros de detención de las oficinas de la Seguridad sin mandarlo a juicio es
de 60 días.</span></div>
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También exigimos que sean liberados los compañeros de Hussein del Centro Sirio
de Medios de Comunicación y Libertad de Expresión, y todos los detenidos en los
centros de detención de las sedes de la Seguridad y las cárceles civiles y
militares, especialmente aquellos cuyo período de detención haya superado los
60 días. Condenamos además todas las formas de tortura que los shabbiha y
agentes de Seguridad del régimen ejercen sobre nuestros detenidos en los
sótanos de las oficinas de Seguridad.</span></div>Free Husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01762258084498313413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438054838318170042.post-30793051193745075672012-07-11T15:39:00.003-07:002012-07-11T15:39:50.796-07:00المدون السوري حسين غرير يضرب عن الطعام بعد اعتقال قرابة خمسة أشهر<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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بأن المدون السوري حسين غرير، والذي كان قد اعتقل بتاريخ 16-2-2012 إثر مداهمة قوى
المخابرات الجوية- فرع المزة لمكتب المركز السوري للإعلام وحرية التعبير في
العاصمة دمشق، قد بدأ إضراباً عن الطعام احتجاجاً على استمرار اعتقاله بعد أن قضى
قرابة خمسة أشهر في المعتقل. يذكر أن هذا هو الاعتقال الثاني لغرير حيث كان قد
اعتقل بتاريخ 24-10-2011 وافرج عنه في 1-12-2012 ولايزال يحاكم من اعتقاله الاول.</span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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وصادرت الأجهزة واعتقلت كامل طاقم المركز مع ضيوفه الزائرين، ثم أطلقت سراح 8
موظفين هم الآن قيد المحاكمة العسكرية بتهمة "نشر منشورات محظورة"، فيما
لايزال خمسة موظفين قيد الاعتقال، وهم مازن درويش، مدير المركز السوري للإعلام وحرية
التعبير، حسين غرير، عبد الرحمن حمادة، هاني زيتاني ومنصور العمري. وحسب المعلومات
التي لدينا فقد تم تحويل حمادة وزيتاني والعمري من المخابرات الجوية فرع المزة إلى
معتقلات الفرقة الرابعة في الجيش السوري، بالإضافة لتحويل مازن دوريش من زنزانته
إلى مكان مجهول، دون أن يُعرف إن كان التحويل إلى زنزانة أخرى في نفس الفرع أو إلى
فرع آخر -بعد إضرابه عن الطعام في فرع المخابرات الجوية بالمزة. أما حسين غرير فقد
تم تحويله من فرع المخابرات الجويّة في المزّة إلى مقر المخابرات الجوية في ساحة
التحرير بدمشق، وهو مضرب عن الطعام احتجاجاً على استمرار اعتقاله. </span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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الدائرة في فضاء التدوين السوري حول قضايا الشأن العام، كما شارك بحملات تضامنية
مع الجولان وفلسطين المحتلتين. متزوج وله طفلان، ورد وزين، وهو خريج كلية الهندسة
المعلوماتية.</span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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الضغط الشرياني، ويُخشى من تدهور حالته الصحية في المعتقلات السورية، المعروفة
بأوضاعها الصحية والنفسية والبيئية السيئة والمفتقدة للعناية طبية اللازمة، مما قد
يشكّل خطراً مباشراً على حياته.</span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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سراح زميلنا في المعتقل المدون والصديق حسين غرير فوراً، دون قيد أو شرط، خاصّة
وأن أكثر من أربعة أشهر قد مرّت من دون توجيه أي تهمةٍ إليه، علماً أن أقصى مدة
قانونية للتحفظ على معتقل في الأفرع الأمنية دون إحالته إلى القضاء هي ستون
يوماً. </span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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التعبير، وكافة المعتقلين والمعتقلات في الأفرع الأمنيّة والسجون المدنيّة
والعسكريّة، خصوصاً من تجاوزت مدة احتجازه الستين يوماً، وندين كافة أشكال التعذيب
التي تطال معتقلينا من قبل الشبيحة وعناصر أمن النظام في أقبية الفروع الأمنية.</span><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<br /></div>Free Husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01762258084498313413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438054838318170042.post-8393033702253015542012-07-11T15:32:00.000-07:002012-07-11T15:33:48.069-07:00Le blogueur syrien Hussein Ghreir en grève de la faim après environ cinq mois de détention<br />
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<span lang="ES-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span><br /><span lang="ES-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Nous avons reçu des informations
selon lesquelles le blogueur syrien Hussein Ghrer a entamé une grève de la faim
pour protester contre la poursuite de son incarcération, ayant passé 143 jours
en prison à la date de la présente déclaration.</span></div>
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<span lang="ES-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Ghrer a été arrêté le 16 février
2012 dans une rafle par les Services de renseignement de l'Armée de l'air<span class="textexposedshow"> – branche de Mazzah - qui a visé les bureaux du Centre
syrien pour les médias et la liberté d'expression (CSMLE) à Damas. Il s'agit de
la deuxième arrestation de Ghrer qui avait été arrêté une première fois le 24
octobre 2011 et remis en liberté sous caution le 1er décembre 2012. Il est
encore en procès.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="ES-US" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Les Services de renseignement de l'Armée de
l'air avait confisqué les ordinateurs et arrêté la totalité du personnel du
CSMLE ainsi que les visiteurs qui s'y trouvaient. </span><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Huit collaborateurs ont été remis en
liberté mais restent sous le coup d'un procès au Tribunal militaire pour «
distribution de publications interdites ». Les cinq membres restants sont
encore détenus. Il s'agit de Mazen Darwish, Directeur du CSMLE et de quatre
autres personnes : Hussein Ghrer, Abel Rahman Hamada, Hani Zetani et Mansour
Al-Omari.</span></div>
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<span lang="ES-US" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Nous avons appris que Hamada, Zetani et Al-Omari
ont été transférés des locaux des Services de renseignement de l'Armée de l'air
– branche de Mazzah – vers un centre de détention appartenant à la 4ème
division de l'Armée syrienne. Nos sources ont également indiqué que Mazen
Darwish a été transféré de sa cellule au sein de la branche de Mazzah, mais on
ne sait pas s'il a été remis à une autre branche ou son transfert est resté au
sein de la même branche.</span></div>
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<span lang="ES-US" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Quant au blogueur syrien Hussein Ghrer, il a été
transféré seul de la branche de Mazzah vers les locaux des Services de
renseignement de l'Armée de l'air situés Place Tahrir à Damas où il a entamé
une grève de la faim en guise de protestation contre la poursuite de sa
détention.</span></div>
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<span lang="ES-US" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Ghrer est un blogueur syrien bien connu, en
particulier pour sa participation remarquée aux débats dans la blogosphère
syrienne autour des affaires publiques. Il a également participé à des
campagnes de solidarité avec la Palestine et le Golan occupés. Âgé de 33 ans,
Ghrer est un ingénieur diplômé de la Faculté d'informatique à Damas. Marié, il
a deux enfants, Ward et Zain.</span></div>
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<span lang="ES-US" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Nous sommes fortement inquiets pour Ghrer qui
souffre d'hypertension artérielle et de prolapsus de la valve mitrale. Nous
craignons une détérioration de son état de santé dans les cellules de détention
syriennes, connues pour leur mauvaises conditions environnementales,
psychologiques et physiques. L'environnement des centres de détention et leur
sous-équipement médical pourraient constituer une menace directe contre la vie
de Hussein Ghrer.</span></div>
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<span lang="ES-US" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Nous, blogueuses et blogueurs syriens, exigeons
la libération immédiate et inconditionnelle de notre collègue en détention,
blogueur et ami Hussein Ghrer, en prenant en compte, en particulier, le fait
que quatre mois se sont écoulés sans qu'aucun chef d'accusation ne lui soit
porté. Sa détention de quatre mois sans accusation dépasse de loin la durée
limite légale de détention sans être déféré au tribunal, fixée à 60 jours selon
le droit syrien.</span></div>
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<span lang="ES-US" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: black; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Nous appelons également à la libération des
collègues de Ghrer du Centre syrien pour les médias et la liberté d'expression
et de tous les prisonniers détenus dans les centre de sécurités et les prisons
militaires et civiles, en particulier les prisonniers dont la période de
détention a dépassé la durée de soixante jours. Nous condamnons toutes les
formes de torture pratiquées par les shabbiha et les agents de sécurité du
régime contre les détenus dans les geôles syriennes.</span></div>
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<br /></div>Free Husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01762258084498313413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438054838318170042.post-38923419414829379012012-07-11T13:48:00.002-07:002012-07-11T13:49:21.266-07:00Syrian Blogger Hussein Ghrer on Hunger Strike in Protest of his Fifth Month in Detention<br />
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received information that Syrian blogger Hussein Greer began a hunger strike to
protest his continued incarceration after spending 143 days in detention
cells as of the date of this statement.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Ghrer
was detained on 16-2-2012 in a raid on Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of
Expression’s office in Damascus by Air Force Intelligence – Mazzah<span class="textexposedshow"> branch. This is Ghrer's second arrest; he was detained
on 24-10-2011 and released on 1-12-2011 on bail and is still on trial.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Air
Force Intelligence had confiscated computers and arrested the entire staff of
the Syrian Center along with their visitors. Eight employees were released and
they are now under martial court on charges of "disseminating
banned publications." The other five staff members are still in detention:
director of the Syrian Center for Media and freedom of Expression, Mazen
Darwish, Hussein Ghrer, Abdel Rahman Hamada, Hani Zetani and Mansour Al-Omari.</span></div>
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<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">We
learned that Abdel Rahman Hmada, Hani Zitani and Mansour Al- Omari were
transferred from Air Force Intelligence – Mazzah branch, to a detention
center belonging to the 4th Brigade of the Syrian Army. Our sources also
mentioned that Mazen Darwish was transferred from his cell in AFI – Mazzeh
Branch, but it is unknown if his transfer was to another branch or inside the
same one.</span></div>
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blogger Hussein Ghrer, on the other hand, was transferred alone from AFI –
Mazzah to AFI in in Tahrir Square in Damascus, where he began a hunger
strike to protest his continued detention.</span></div>
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prominent Syrian blogger known for his noticeable participation in Syrian
blogsphere debates on public affairs. He took part in in solidarity
campaigns with occupied Palestine and the occupied Golan as well.</span></div>
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year-old Ghrer is a Computer Science graduate. He is married with two
children, Ward and Zain.</span></div>
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our great concern, Ghrer suffers from hypertensive vascular disease and mitral
valve prolapse. We fear a deterioration in his health condition in Syrian
detention cells, known for their poor environmental, psychological and physical
conditions. The detention centers’ environment and their lack of the necessary
medical equipment may pose a direct threat to his life.</span></div>
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<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">We,
Syrian bloggers, demand the immediate and unconditional release of our
colleague in detention, blogger and friend Hussein Ghrer especially since more
than four months had passed without pressing charges against. His four-month
long detention far exceeds the maximum legal limits for incarceration without
court referral which is set to 60-days according to Syrian law.</span></div>
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also call for the release of Ghrer’s colleagues at the Syrian Center for
Media and Freedom of Expression and all detainees and prisoners being held at
security branches and civil and military prisons, especially those whose
detention has exceeded sixty days. We condemn all forms of torture
exercised by the Shabiha and security agents against the detainees and
prisoners in Syrian cells.</span></div>
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<br /></div>Free Husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01762258084498313413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438054838318170042.post-8348201972748837352011-11-17T11:17:00.000-08:002011-11-17T11:17:47.343-08:00SCM: Syrian Blogger Hussein Ghrer Referred to CourtSyrian blogger and activist Hussein Ghrer was transferred today Thursday, November 17, 2011 from the general security headquarters-branch 285-to the civil court in Damascus. He was brought before the public prosecuters in Damascus then transfered to the Zablatani branch. <br />
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However office hours ended before Ghrer’s questioning session began, as a result he was transferred to Central Prison in Adra. Now he is awaiting his trial scheduled on Saturday 19/11/2011.<br />
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Many human rights and free speech organizations have called on to free the detained Syrian blogger who was detained 24/10/2011 for unknown reasons.<br />
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<a href="http://scm.bz/?page=show_det&category_id=94&id=744&lang=en" target="_blank">The Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression</a> stresses the need to guarantee Hussein Ghrer a public and fair trial as stated in Syrian constitution and again urges immediate release of all detainees.Free Husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01762258084498313413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438054838318170042.post-59887020032960421412011-11-01T23:52:00.000-07:002011-11-01T23:52:11.696-07:00GVA: Syria: Prominent Blogger Disappears in Damascus<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div>Syrian blogger <a href="http://threatened.globalvoicesonline.org/blogger/hussein-ghrer">Hussein Ghrer</a> left his home in Damascus on Monday, October 24, and has not come back. He is a thirty-year-old married father of two and has blogged and participated in numerous solidarity campaigns for Palestine, as well as the blogger campaign against the Israeli occupation of the Golan Heights, and campaigns for solidarity with victims of honor crimes.</div>The <a href="http://ghrer.net/blog/politicalissuemenuitem/27-local/109-national-dialogue-anas-maarrawi.html">most recent post</a> on Ghrer's blog focuses on the arrest earlier this year of now-released Syrian blogger Anas Maarawi in the context of freedom in Syria. The post includes references to the situation bloggers face in the country:<br />
<blockquote>كمدونين لا نملك غير قلمنا لنعبر عن جزء يسير جداً مما يعتمل في قلوبنا من خوف على الوطن من هذا الوحش الذي يسمى فساداً والمحمي بقوة القانون الأمني الذي لا يعلوا فوقه قانون </blockquote><div class="translation">“As bloggers, we have nothing but our writing to express a very little part of what hurts us so much. Our hearts ache in front of this monster that's called corruption, protected by the force of security law, which is above any other law in this country.”</div>Activists have put together a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Free-Syrian-Blogger-Hussein-Ghrer-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%BA%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1/266662743378736">Facebook campaign</a> calling for his release and <a href="http://www.alsharq.de/2011/10/der-fall-hussein-ghrer-wie-syriens.html">a blog </a>in which they call for Syrian authorities to disclose information about Ghrer and release those detained in violation of the law and human rights (full statement in English <a href="http://freehussein.blogspot.com/2011/10/syrian-bloggers-statement-on-detention.html">here</a>):<br />
<blockquote>We demand the immediate disclosure of the fate of our friend and fellow blogger Hussein Ghrer and the release of all prisoners of conscience, since their detention is against the law and universal human rights. We also demand the end of persecution against freedom of speech, because blind force, no matter how strong it is, will stay blind, and will stumble until it falls for good.</blockquote><br />
<a href="http://www.alsharq.de/2011/10/der-fall-hussein-ghrer-wie-syriens.html">Bloggers</a> from all over the world have already joined the campaign, which is growing rapidly fueled by the <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23freehussein">buzz </a>created over twitter:<br />
<blockquote><div><a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/w43L" title="Wael">w43L</a>: Another Syrian blogger arrested <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/husseinghrer" rel="nofollow">@<strong>husseinghrer</strong></a> <a href="http://t.co/BAuuciq1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Free-Syrian-Blogger-Hussein-Ghrer-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%BA%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1/266662743378736/">facebook.com/pages/Free-Syr…</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/search?q=%23FreeHussein" rel="nofollow" title="#FreeHussein"><strong>#</strong><strong> </strong><strong>FreeHussein</strong></a></div></blockquote><blockquote><a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23freehussein">Omniya</a>: Hussein could be you , could be me. could be anyone walking down the street . <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/search?q=%23FreeHussein" rel="nofollow" title="#FreeHussein"><strong>#</strong><strong> </strong><strong>FreeHussein</strong></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/search?q=%23Syria" rel="nofollow" title="#Syria">#<strong>Syria</strong></a></blockquote><blockquote><div><a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/syriangavroche" title="Yassin Swehat">Syriangavroche:</a>الحرية لحسين غرير!! <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/search?q=%23freehussein" rel="nofollow" title="#freehussein"><strong>#</strong><strong> </strong><strong>freehussein</strong></a><a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/search?q=%23Syria" rel="nofollow" title="#Syria">#<strong>Syria</strong></a></div></blockquote><div></div><div></div><br />
<div>Amid the Syrian government's crackdown against all forms of opposition, Ghrer's words on his latest post seem now more meaningful than ever:</div><blockquote><div>Silence doesn't serve us after today. We don't want a country where we get imprisoned for uttering a word. We want a country that embraces and welcomes words.</div></blockquote>Read more <a href="http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2011/10/26/syria-prominent-blogger-disappears-in-damascus/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>Free Husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01762258084498313413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438054838318170042.post-57074086503308400842011-11-01T23:49:00.000-07:002011-11-01T23:49:13.084-07:00NOW Lebanon on Hussein<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.nowlebanon.com/BlogDetails.aspx?TID=1977&FID=6" target="_blank">Syrian blogger disappears in Damascus </a></span></strong></div><br />
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“Note to intelligence and security forces: If you don’t like what I’m saying and you want to arrest me, send me a message and I’ll give you my full address so we can finish this according to your way.”<br />
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Those were the last words written by prominent Syrian blogger Hussein Ghrer in a post on his blog dated July 10, 2011.<br />
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Activists have now launched a campaign on Facebook demanding authorities disclose information on Ghrer’s whereabouts after he went missing earlier this week. The blogger reportedly left his home in Damascus on Monday and never returned.<br />
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“We demand the immediate disclosure of the fate of our friend and fellow blogger Hussein Ghrer and the immediate release of all prisoners of conscience, since their detention is against the law and universal human rights. We also demand the end of persecution against freedom of speech, because blind force, no matter how strong it is, will stay blind, and will stumble until it falls for good,” the campaign to free Ghrer said in a statement posted online.<br />
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The 30-year-old blogger is said to be married with two children. According to activists, he’s participated in several Palestinian solidarity campaigns and blogged about the July 2006 War in Lebanon.<br />
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Ghrer’s last post focused on the arrest of Syrian blogger Anas Maarawi, who has since been released.<br />
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“As bloggers, we have nothing but our writing to express a very little part of what hurts us so much. Our hearts ache in front of this monster that´s called corruption, protected by the force of security law, which is above any other law in this country,” he wrote.<br />
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“Silence doesn´t serve us after today. We don´t want a country where we get imprisoned for uttering a word. We want a country that embraces and welcomes words.”<br />
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Follow the hashtag #FreeHussein on Twitter. </div>Free Husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01762258084498313413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438054838318170042.post-82561916815635129922011-11-01T23:46:00.000-07:002011-11-01T23:46:18.842-07:00Committee to Protect Journalists' News Alert Mentions Detained Syrian Blogger Hussein Ghrer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.cpj.org/2011/10/syrian-journalists-blogger-missing.php" target="_blank">Syrian journalists, blogger missing</a></span></strong></div><br />
New York, October 31, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the continued disappearance of Syrian journalists and bloggers.<br />
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Journalist Lina Saleh Ibrahim, 31, has been missing for six days. She was last seen leaving her home in the Damascus suburb of Harasta on Tuesday, a friend, who did not want to be named for fear of retribution, told CPJ and local news outlets reported. Ibrahim is a business reporter for the state-owned daily Tishreen.<br />
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Wael Yousef Abaza also disappeared on October 25 in Damascus, the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression reported. Abaza is a freelance journalist who writes for several newspapers and Arabic news websites.<br />
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CPJ was unable to obtain information on either journalist's whereabouts or condition. Both journalists' families reported their respective disappearances to Syrian authorities but they have not responded, local journalists told CPJ.<br />
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Hussein Ghrer, a prominent blogger, disappeared after leaving his home one day earlier, on October 24, according to local and regional press freedom groups and bloggers. The circumstances of his arrest, his condition, and his whereabouts are unknown, according to the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression.<br />
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A few days before his disappearance, Ghrer wrote on his blog, "Silence doesn't serve us after today. We don't want a country where we get imprisoned for uttering a word. We want a country that embraces and welcomes words." The blog features news about detained bloggers in Syria, the ongoing revolution, and Israel's occupation of Palestinian and Syrian territories, among other topics.<br />
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CPJ believes Ibrahim, Abaza, and Ghrer to be in state custody, although it has not been able to independently confirm their detention. An undetermined number of journalists have been detained by authorities since mass unrest erupted across Syria in March; many remain in custody.<br />
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"We are concerned for the safety of Lina Ibrahim, Wael Abaza, and Hussein Ghrer and other journalists who we believe to be in the custody of Syrian authorities," said Mohamed Abdel Dayem, CPJ's Middle East and North Africa program coordinator. "The government must immediately clarify whether it is holding these journalists, and if so, why."<br />
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Security forces detained Omar al-Assad, Rudy Othman, and Hanadi Zahlout, all freelance journalists, on August 4 as they attended a Damascus protest. They have not been heard from since. CPJ could not determine whether the three journalists were covering or participating in the protests, due to a media blackout and the unwillingness of most citizens and journalists to discuss matters of a sensitive political nature. Amer Matar was also arrested on September 3 in Damascus, CPJ reported.<br />
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All four journalists remain in detention without charge. Several other journalists have either disappeared or have been detained by security forces without further news of their alleged crimes, whereabouts, or condition. CPJ continues to investigate several of these cases.</div>Free Husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01762258084498313413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438054838318170042.post-26803925786834275952011-11-01T23:44:00.000-07:002011-11-01T23:44:00.841-07:00The Guardian on the Detention of Friend and Fellow Syrian Blogger Hussein Ghrer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2011/nov/01/syria-journalist-safety" target="_blank">Syria makes journalists disappear</a></span></strong></div><br />
Business reporter Lina Saleh Ibrahim is the latest Syrian journalist to go missing.<br />
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The 31-year-old who works for the state-owned daily newspaper Tishreen has been missing for seven days. She was last seen leaving her Damascus home on 25 October.<br />
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On the same day, Wael Yousef Abaza - a freelancer who writes for several newspapers and Arabic news websites - was also reported to have disappeared in Damascus.<br />
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Their families have reported their disappearances to Syrian authorities but have not had a response.<br />
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Similarly, there is no information about Hussein Ghrer, a prominent blogger who vanished after leaving his home on 24 October.<br />
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A few days before, Ghrer wrote on his blog: "Silence doesn't serve us after today. We don't want a country where we get imprisoned for uttering a word. We want a country that embraces and welcomes words."<br />
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The New York-based press freedom watchdog, the Committee for the Protection of Journalists (CPJ) believes Ibrahim, Abaza and Ghrer are in state custody, but it has not been able to confirm their detention.<br />
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Mohamed Abdel Dayem, CPJ's Middle East and North Africa programme coordinator, said: "The government must immediately clarify whether it is holding these journalists, and if so, why."<br />
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Several journalists have been detained by authorities since unrest erupted across Syria in March, and many remain in custody.<br />
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Three freelancers - Omar al-Assad, Rudy Othman and Hanadi Zahlout - were arrested on 4 August and have not been heard from since. A fourth, Amer Matar, was arrested on 3 September in Damascus.<br />
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All four remain in detention without charge.<br />
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Source: CPJ</div>Free Husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01762258084498313413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438054838318170042.post-60788719645970806982011-11-01T23:40:00.000-07:002011-11-01T23:40:34.958-07:00Democracy Now Mentions Hussein Ghrer's Detention - Novermber 1st<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.democracynow.org/2011/11/1/headlines/committee_to_protect_journalists_alarmed_over_ongoing_disappearance_of_syrian_reporters_bloggers" target="_blank">Committee to Protect Journalists Alarmed over Ongoing Disappearance of Syrian Reporters, Bloggers</a></span></strong></div><br />
The Committee to Protect Journalists has expressed alarm over the continued disappearance of Syrian journalists and bloggers. At least three journalists and bloggers have disappeared since October 24. Three other journalists were detained on August 4 and have not been heard from since. The blogger Hussein Ghrer disappeared on October 24. Days before his disappearance, he wrote on his blog: "Silence doesn’t serve us after today. We don’t want a country where we get imprisoned for uttering a word. We want a country that embraces and welcomes words."<br />
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Watch the video <a href="http://www.democracynow.org/2011/11/1/headlines/committee_to_protect_journalists_alarmed_over_ongoing_disappearance_of_syrian_reporters_bloggers" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>Free Husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01762258084498313413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438054838318170042.post-65553478034479402452011-11-01T23:33:00.000-07:002011-11-01T23:33:08.733-07:00Lebanese Daily Star on Detained Syrian Blogger Hussein Ghrer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h2oJ-Ni2o8KxcrrbJw2j34xMCOiQ?docId=CNG.45eaf25de3a75462914ec87728fded14.871" target="_blank">Rights groups raise concerns over journalists missing in Syria</a></span></strong></div><br />
BEIRUT: Rights groups are raising the alarm over the continued disappearance of journalists in Syria.<br />
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The Committee to Protect Journalists, a New York based organization, Tuesday issued a statement saying that three new reporters have disappeared.<br />
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The latest is journalist Lina Saleh Ibrahim, 31, was last seen leaving her home in the Damascus suburb of Harasta on Tuesday. Ibrahim is a business reporter for the state-owned daily Tishreen.<br />
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Freelance reporter Wael Yousef Abaza also disappeared on Oct. 25 in Damascus, the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression reported on Sunday.<br />
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Both journalists' families reported their respective disappearances to Syrian authorities but they have not responded, local journalists told CPJ.<br />
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Blogger Hussein Ghrer disappeared after leaving his home one day earlier, on Oct. 24, according to local and regional press freedom groups and bloggers.<br />
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Dozens of journalists and bloggers have been detained, arrested or have gone missing since the start of the country’s seven-month-old uprising, and most foreign journalists have been expelled or banned. Those that are able to work do so under strict government control.<br />
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“We’ve seen this pattern from the beginning,” said Nadim Houry, the Syria and Lebanon researcher for Human Rights Watch. “Journalists, bloggers or anyone who tries to spread information about what’s going on in Syria puts themselves at risk.”<br />
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Kinda Kanbar, co-founder of Syria Today, an independent English language magazine, where Ibrahim has been a contributor, said the development is particularly concerning because now journalists without ties to the opposition are being arrested.<br />
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“It is very dangerous development that journalists are disappearing without knowing who is arresting them,” Kanbar told the Daily Star. “And now they are starting to crack down on Syrian [journalists] that are not known to be close to the opposition.”<br />
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She added that “the Syrian regime human rights violations have gone way, way out of hand and everyone who is not with the regime or disagree with the regime is in danger – not only journalists.”<br />
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Several days before his disappearance, Ghrer wrote on his blog, "Silence doesn't serve us after today. We don't want a country where we get imprisoned for uttering a word. We want a country that embraces and welcomes words." The blog includes news about activists detained in Syria.<br />
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"We are concerned for the safety of Lina Ibrahim, Wael Abaza, and Hussein Ghrer and other journalists who we believe to be in the custody of Syrian authorities," said Mohamed Abdel Dayem, CPJ's Middle East and North Africa program coordinator. "The government must immediately clarify whether it is holding these journalists, and if so, why."<br />
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On their website the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders has the names of 20 journalists that remain detained, imprisoned or missing, but they say the list is “almost certainly incomplete.”<br />
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Government censorship and control of the media has been routine in Syria under ever since the country’s ruling Baath Party came to power in 1963. But as citizens have taken to the streets to demand freedom, some journalists have become emboldened to test the limits of free speech, often at their own peril.<br />
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In August, renowned political cartoonist Ali Farzat was severed beaten by masked gunmen, who broke his hand, days after the artist drew a caricature of President Bashar Assad hitching a ride with Moammar Gadhafi. Activists said the attack showed the government was losing control.<br />
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</div>Free Husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01762258084498313413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438054838318170042.post-20141238043259085232011-11-01T23:30:00.000-07:002011-11-01T23:30:20.148-07:00AFP on Hussein Ghrer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h2oJ-Ni2o8KxcrrbJw2j34xMCOiQ?docId=CNG.45eaf25de3a75462914ec87728fded14.871">Journalist group fears for Syrian media writers</a></span></strong></div><br />
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NEW YORK — The US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says it fears for several journalists and bloggers in Syria who have vanished, with no response from authorities as to their fate.<br />
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"We are concerned for the safety of Lina Ibrahim, Wael Abaza and Hussein Ghrer and other journalists who we believe to be in the custody of Syrian authorities," said Mohamed Abdel Dayem, the committee's Middle East and North Africa programme coordinator.<br />
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"The government must immediately clarify whether it is holding these journalists, and if so, why."<br />
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In a statement on Monday, the CPJ said Lina Ibrahim, a 31-year-old business reporter for the state-owned daily Tishreen, had been missing for six days. A friend, who feared to be named, told CPJ Ibrahim was last seen leaving her home in the Harasta suburb of Damascus last Tuesday.<br />
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Freelance journalist Wael Yusef Abaza also disappeared on October 25 in Damascus, the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression reported. Abaza writes for several newspapers and Arabic news websites.<br />
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Families of both journalists had reported their disappearances to the authorities, who have not responded.<br />
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One day earlier, Hussein Ghrer, a prominent blogger, disappeared after leaving his home on October 24, say local and regional press freedom groups. The circumstances of his arrest, his condition and his whereabouts are unknown, according to the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression.<br />
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Shortly before he disappeared, Ghrer wrote on his blog: "Silence doesn't serve us after today. We don't want a country where we get imprisoned for uttering a word. We want a country that embraces and welcomes words."<br />
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CPJ believes Ibrahim, Abaza, and Ghrer to be in state custody, although it has not been able to independently confirm their detention.<br />
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Security forces detained Omar al-Assad, Rudy Othman and Hanadi Zahlout, all freelance journalists, on August 4 as they attended a Damascus protest. They have not been heard from since.<br />
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Another arrest, that of Amer Matar, took place on September 3 in Damascus, CPJ reported. All four journalists remain in detention without charge.<br />
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An undetermined number of journalists have been detained by authorities since mass unrest erupted across Syria in March. Many remain in custody.<br />
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</div>Free Husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01762258084498313413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438054838318170042.post-49595083377985162172011-10-26T03:51:00.000-07:002011-10-26T04:05:15.144-07:00Syrian Bloggers' Statement on the Detention of their Fellow Blogger and Friend Hussein Ghrer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLf_260nuAN6uszeuEIH-7LcqCQDAnu-1BLKUeVJLOd0zKrVor60GztJBsYF8zlzYWybHr6OBWS4aWXJeXlBvgk3_g7n7sJTZVWREsOpAP5zlTS2CKEE4JMLoC-psE2Z4fsOumOT0QQbJ0/s1600/h.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLf_260nuAN6uszeuEIH-7LcqCQDAnu-1BLKUeVJLOd0zKrVor60GztJBsYF8zlzYWybHr6OBWS4aWXJeXlBvgk3_g7n7sJTZVWREsOpAP5zlTS2CKEE4JMLoC-psE2Z4fsOumOT0QQbJ0/s320/h.jpg" width="134" /></a></div>“Silence doesn´t serve us after today. We don´t want a country where we get imprisoned for uttering a word. We want a country that embraces and welcomes words”. This is the last thing Syrian blogger Hussein Ghrer demanded on his blog, and here we are today blogging with sadness on the news of Hussein´s detention, without knowing why, and where he is now.<br />
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Hussein is 30 years old, he is married and has two kids. He participated in several campaigns in solidarity with our Palestinian brothers during the Zionist invasion of Gaza and blogged about the war against Lebanon in 2006. He was well-known for his work with the “Syrian bloggers for the occupied Gholan” and for his solidarity with the victims of “Honor crimes” in the country.<br />
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Fear of freedom and hatred against all liberties are responsible for Hussein´s detention. Words are Hussein´s weapons, and ours too. We want these weapons to break the silence. We command you to raise your voice for Hussein´s freedom and all prisoners of conscience in Syrian cells.<br />
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<span dir="ltr" id=":2rg">We demand the immediate disclosure of the fate of our friend and fellow blogger Hussein Ghrer and the immediate release of all prisoners of conscience, since their detention is against the law and universal human rights. We also demand the end of persecution against freedom of speech, because blind force, no matter how strong it is, will stay blind, and will stumble until it falls for good.</span></div>Free Husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01762258084498313413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1438054838318170042.post-20840657793738146032011-10-25T13:42:00.001-07:002011-10-25T15:16:25.098-07:00بيان المدونين السوريين حول اعتقال زميلهم وصديقهم حسين غرير<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/312910_266788080032869_266662743378736_813323_159911980_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/312910_266788080032869_266662743378736_813323_159911980_n.jpg" width="134" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span dir="rtl">"لم يعد الصمت ينفع بعد اليوم، لا نريد وطناً نسجن فيه لقول كلمة، بل وطناً يتسع لكل الكلمات" </span></span></b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span dir="rtl">هذه الكلمات هي آخر ما طالب به المدون السوري حسين غرير على مدونته, وها نحن اليوم ندوّن بأسى خبر اعتقال زميلنا حسين، من دون معرفة أسباب الاعتقال أو المكان الذي تم اقتياده إليه. </span><br />
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<span dir="rtl">حسين، ذو الثلاثين ربيعاُ، متزوج وأب لطفلين، شارك في العديد من حملات التضامن مع الإخوة الفلسطينيين في حرب الكيان الصهيوني على غزة، ودوّن عن حرب الكيان ضد لبنان في 2006، كما كان من البارزين في تنظيم حملة "مدونون سوريون من أجل الجولان المحتل"، ومن المشاركين الفعّالين في حملة اليوم العالمي للتضامن مع ضحايا جرائم الشرف.<br />
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<span dir="rtl">رُهاب الحرّية والكره العميق للأحرار هو ما يجعلهم يعتقلون حسين. فالكلمة هي سلاح حسين وسلاحنا، ونريدها أن تكون سلاح جميع أنصار الصرخة مقابل الصمت. ندعوكم لرفع الكلمة وإعلاء الصوت من أجل حرّية حسين غرير وحرّية جميع معتقلي الرأي وأسرى الضمير في زنزانات سوريا. </span><br />
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<span dir="rtl">نطالب السلطات السوريّة بالكشف عن مصير حسين وجميع أصدقائنا، عرفناهم شخصياً أم ﻻ، من أسرى الرأي والإفراج الفوري عنهم لما في اعتقالهم من اعتداءٍ على المنطق ومخالفةٍ لمنطلقات حقوق الإنسان، ونطالب أيضاً بوقف اﻻستقواء المخزي على أصحاب الرأي والكلمة. فالقوّة العمياء، مهما كبر حجمها، تبقى عمياء: تتعثر بنفسها وتسقط.</span></span><br />
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</span><span dir="rtl">عشتم وعاشت سوريا.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://ghrer.net/blog/">مدونة حسين غرير</a> </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Free-Syrian-Blogger-Hussein-Ghrer-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%BA%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1/266662743378736?sk=info">صفحة الحرية لحسين على الفيس بوك </a></span></div>Free Husseinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01762258084498313413noreply@blogger.com0