Same at CC.. https://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/33119
On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 11:37 AM, Parker Higgins <[email protected]>wrote: > There's not much more information than what's provided on the Free Bassel > home page, but we at EFF have been calling for his release for the past few > months > https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/07/open-source-developer-bassel-khartabil-detained-syria > > P > > > On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 11:07 AM, Kevin Driscoll <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hello everyone, >> >> Today I learned about FOSS programmer and advocate Bassel Khartabil >> who has been detained for nearly six months in Syria. Is anyone on the >> list currently involved with this campaign and can provide more >> detail? >> >> http://freebassel.org/ >> >> Kevin >> >> From the website: >> -- >> >> On March 15, 2012, Bassel Khartabil was detained in a wave of arrests >> in the Mazzeh district of Damascus. Since then, his family has >> received no official explanation for his detention or information >> regarding his whereabouts. However, his family has recently learned >> from previous detainees at the security branch of Kafer Sousa, >> Damascus, that Bassel is being held at this location. >> >> Bassel Khartabil, a Palestinian-Syrian, 31, is a respected computer >> engineer specializing in open source software development, the type of >> contributions the Internet is built upon. He launched his career ten >> years ago in Syria, working as a technical director for a number of >> local companies on cultural projects like restoring Palmyra and >> Forward Syria Magazine. >> >> Since then, Bassel has become known worldwide for his strong >> commitment to the open web, teaching others about technology, and >> contributing his experience freely to help the world. Bassel is the >> project leader for an open source web software called Aiki Framework. >> He is well known in online technical communities as a dedicated >> volunteer to major Internet projects like Creative Commons >> (www.creativecommons.org), Mozilla Firefox (www.mozilla.org), >> Wikipedia (www.wikipedia.org), Open Clip Art Library >> (www.openclipart.org), Fabricatorz (www.fabricatorz.com), and Sharism >> (www.sharism.org). >> >> Since his arrest, Bassel’s valuable volunteer work, both in Syria and >> around the world, has been stopped. His absence has been painful for >> the communities that depend on him. In addition, his family, and his >> fiancée whom he was due to marry this past April, have had their lives >> put on hold. >> >> Bassel Khartabil has been unjustly detained for nearly four months >> without trial or any legal charges being brought against him. >> >> We, the signees of the #FREEBASSEL campaign, demand immediate >> information regarding his detention, health, and psychological state. >> >> We urge the Syrian Government to release the community member, >> husband-to-be, son to a mother and father, and celebrated >> International software engineer Bassel Khartabil, immediately. >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss >> > > > > -- > parker higgins > san francisco, ca > > http://parkerhiggins.net > > gmail / gchat: [email protected] > twitter / identi.ca: @xor > skype: thisisparker > > please consider software freedom before reading this e-mail on a > proprietary platform > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss > > -- Jane Park http://creativecommons.org/staff#janepark<http://creativecommons.org/about/people/#janepark> School of Open http://schoolofopen.org
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