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Kelly, Sanja

Sanja Kelly is the project director for Freedom on the Net, Freedom House’s assessment of global internet freedom.

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“Friends of Syria” Must Step Up Efforts for Change

Feb 22 2012 - 11:15am

Freedom House today calls on all governments that will gather this Friday in Tunis for the “Friends of Syria” meeting to recognize the Syrian National Council as the country’s transitional government and to sever diplomatic relations with the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Freedom House also urges Russia to stop all transfers of weapons to Syria.

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Civil Society, Human Rights

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Middle East and North Africa

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Freedom House Alarmed By Arrest of 14 Syrian Activists

Feb 17 2012 - 3:35pm

Freedom House is outraged by the arrest on February 16 of 14 Syrian bloggers, journalists, and activists affiliated with the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM). Among those detained were prominent activist and SCM Director Mazen Darwish and his wife, US-born blogger Razzan Ghazzawi, and journalist Hanadi Zahlout.

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Human Rights, Internet Freedom, Media Freedom, Rule of Law

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Middle East and North Africa

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