November 8, 2011
Syrian Cartoonist Ali Ferzat’s Web Site Continues To Be Down
I'm not able to pull up
the web site of Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat, and according to my inbox neither can a bunch of you. This could be absolutely nothing. I have to imagine that healing from the wounds inflicted upon on the cartoonist by pro-government thugs and the general act of living as a prominent citizen in a country of turmoil are enough to take anyone's time, and that keeping a standard web presence would be a low priority. Keeping a web presence is a high priority for me, and there have been several days where I was unable to do this despite my best efforts to the contrary.
On the other hand, Syria has had a well-documented recent history of trying to deny Internet service and access during this time of Arab Spring-related turmoil within the country. I believe their ability to do so comes from the limited avenues for Internet access available to the Syrian people. In addition, Michael Netzer wrote in to suggest that the cartoonist and his family may have moved to a different part of the country, which could explain why the site was down. The site has been an invaluable tool for keeping up with the health of the cartoonist, and recently contained his dedication to martyrs of freedom on his winning the Sakharov Prize. I hope he and his family are okay, and this is just a blip.
posted 3:20 am PST |
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