UPDATE: as pointed out by Seth Edenbaum in comments below, the 'A gay girl in Damascus' blog is a hoax. See here for relevant links.
A few weeks ago I mentioned a blog, A gay girl in Damascus, which offered (among other things) a very vivid picture of the current situation in Syria. And now I've just heard that Amina Arraf, the brave blogger in question, has been arrested. There is a petition online demanding her release, which you may consider signing.
Let me add that I've always been a bit suspicious of such online petitions, but lately there have been some good results obtained -- such as the ditching of the anti-gay bill in Uganda, which was at least in part caused by international pressure. At any rate, the very least we can do is to keep in mind the appalling situation of many of those who oppose the current regime in Syria. Updates on Amina's situation are being posted on her blog by a relative, even though for now very little information is available. The Guardian has also reported on her arrest.
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