French Foreign Minister to visit one of the most repressive Arab regimes

The press freedom situation in Syria continues to be very bad, Reporters Without Borders said today as French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner prepared to meet with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad this weekend in Syria. Five cyber-dissidents, including Habib Saleh and Firas Saad, are still detained. Several magazines, including Al-Shababik, Al-Mal and Syria Today, were recently banned. And Palestinian journalist Helmi Musa, who covers Israeli affairs for the newspaper Al-Safir, was (...)

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