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Bassel Khartabil: Four years since arrest of Palestinian-Syrian online freedom activist
Four years have passed since Palestinian-Syrian software developer Bassel Khartabil (aka Bassel Safadi) was arrested in Damascus
Syria: Index condemns murder of Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently journalist
Index on Censorship strongly condemns the murder of Ahmed Mohamed al-Mousa, a member of the news website and campaigning organisation Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS)
Syria: Fears for life of free expression advocate Bassel Khartabil
Bassel Khartabil, a defender of freedom expression being held in conditions amounting to enforced disappearance, may be facing a death sentence
Syria: No word on Bassel Khartabil’s whereabouts
Unconfirmed reports are circulating that Khartabil has been secretly sentenced to death by the Syrian government. We ask the Syrian authorities to reveal Khartabil’s whereabouts and release him immediately and unconditionally.
Syria: Disclose whereabouts of detained freedom of expression advocate
Syria’s authorities should immediately reveal the whereabouts of Bassel Khartabil, a software developer and defender of freedom of expression, 31 organizations said today.
#IndexAwards2015: Digital activism nominee Syria Tracker
Syria Tracker is a crisis mapping platform which collates and exhibits live data on human rights abuses and other welfare issues brought about by the Syrian conflict.
Naming and shaming: 8 countries egregiously violating religious freedom
The U.S. State Department names and shames eight “Countries of Particular Concern” that severely violate religious freedom rights within their borders. Now an independent watchdog is naming and shaming the State Department, saying its list should be doubled. Brian Pellot reports
Paul Conroy: “War journalists must avoid being used as propaganda”
The acclaimed war photographer spoke at the Cheltenham Literature Festival about the changing impact of journalism in conflict. Rachael Jolley reports
Internet outage in Syria
Syria appears to be cut off from internet access, according to reports from web monitoring groups. Google's transparency report shows that access to...