15 Feb 2011

Tal al-Molouhi, a 19-year-old female blogger in a Syrian jail for almost a year

Tal al-Molouhi, a Syrian blogger, was arrested by Syrian state security agents for posting poems about Palestine on her blog.
Tal, who is 19 years old secondary school student, was arrested on the 27th of December 2009 by the Syrian state security agents, they had her computer confiscated. Till now she is detained with no charges and no trial, whereabouts unknown, that her mother has appealed the Syrian president for her release.

A video was made by Syrian activists calling for her freedom:

Global Voices Advocacy - FreeTal.com