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

Written byMohamed ElGohary

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Posted 14 September 2010 22:44 GMT

Tal al-Molouhi

Tal al-Molouhi

Tal al-Molouhi, a , 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 the Syrian president for her release.

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

Another Youtube video wishing her a Happy Eid wherever she is.

Several have agreed to

Activists around the Arabic blogosphere are calling for support by signing this , sending emails to the to the Syrian Ambassador in Washington Imad Moustapha, and also a campaign blog entitled is now active calling for her freedom along with a Facebook group.

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