Author pays tribute to writer imprisoned for championing free expression,and to the PEN campaign to free himSalman Rushdie has welcomed the release of the Syrian activist Mazen Darwish from prison after nearly three-and-a-half years.
Darwish, founder of the Damascus-based Syrian Centre for Media and Free Expression, or had been detained in February 2012 following a raid by Syrian Air Force Intelligence of his offices,according to English PEN. Along with colleagues Hani Al-Zitani and Hussein Gharir, he was imprisoned on charges of “publicising terrorist acts” and reportedly subjected to torture, and said PEN.
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Source: theguardian.com