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Syria: Prison For Web Surfer Who "Shamed" Nation On Online Forum

A Syrian court this week sentenced Syrian citizen Tareq Biasi to three years in prison for criticizing Syrian security apparatuses in an online forum.

Biasi, who has been detained since July 2007, was accused of "weakening national sentiment and shaming the nation."

Source: Thisissyria.net, May 13, 2008

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