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 <title>Saud Kassouha</title>
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      &lt;div class=&quot;field-item&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;I work in a bank in Homs, Syria.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <comments>http://observers.france24.com/en/profile/20080811-saud-kassouha#comments</comments>
 <category domain="http://observers.france24.com/en/category/tags/sociology">sociology</category>
 <category domain="http://observers.france24.com/en/category/tags/syria">Syria</category>
 <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:08:31 +0200</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Saud Kassouha</dc:creator>
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 <title>Roukana Hamour</title>
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      &lt;div class=&quot;field-item&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://roukana.maktoobblog.com/&quot;&gt;Roukana Hamour&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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 <comments>http://observers.france24.com/en/profile/roukana_hamour#comments</comments>
 <category domain="http://observers.france24.com/en/category/tags/freedomspeech">freedom of speech</category>
 <category domain="http://observers.france24.com/en/category/tags/syria">Syria</category>
 <pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:07:45 +0100</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Roukana Hamour</dc:creator>
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 <title>The bizarre interrogation of a blogger</title>
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Material compiled by our regional editor for the Middle-East, Marc Daou 
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Freedom of expression is kept under close supervision in Syria, and the internet is no exception to the rule. The latest example cites the case of Roukana Hamour, a family woman who ran for the last legislative elections to denounce the corruption and vote-catching of the authorities. 
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Roukana was arrested on 25 October outside her home and in front of her children. She was then interrogated by the Syrian secret services, specifically on the subject of a critical commentary of the regime posted on her blog. She was released three hours later. 
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She tells of the conditions of her arrest, which she compares with a kidnapping; and her interrogation by the secret services. 
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Post your questions to &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/fr/comment/reply/51#comment-form&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Marc Daou&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/comment/reply/135#comment-form&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Roukana Hamour&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; 
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 <category domain="http://observers.france24.com/en/category/tags/freedomspeech">freedom of speech</category>
 <category domain="http://observers.france24.com/en/category/tags/humanrights_2">human rights</category>
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 <pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:52:00 +0200</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Julien</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">107 at http://observers.france24.com</guid>
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