Syria releases US-born blogger
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Syrian authorities have released a US-born blogger and press freedom campaigner who was arrested at the border while on her way to attend a conference in Jordan. Razan Ghazzawi was detained Dec. 4 and charged last week with fomenting sectarian strife and spreading false information through a secret organization, charges punishable by up to 15 years in prison.
The Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression, where she worked, said in a statement Monday that Ghazzawi was freed Sunday night on bail. It said that Ghazzawi would still stand trial at a later, unspecified date. (AP)
