Friday, June 10, 2011

Egypt/Syria: The digital divide | NL | Deutsche Welle

Egypt/Syria: The digital divide | NL | Deutsche Welle

Several weeks ago you moved from Damascus to Beirut. You’re now planning to stay in Cairo for the time being. Why is life in Syria so difficult for you?

Razan GhazzawiRazan GhazzawiIt revolves around my work as a blogger. In Syria I can’t be as active and productive as I’d like to be. In Damascus I live at home, and my parents aren’t politically active, so I would have to move in with friends. In Syria, the Internet can be blocked at any time. I’m also afraid of being arrested. Two people I know were recently arrested, and before being released they were shown a list. My name was on that list. So far, I’ve not been directly threatened, but I sense something could happen if I went back.

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