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January 24, 2011       Share:    

Source: http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/palestinian-reporter-faces-trial-for-insulting-pa-president-abbas-on-facebook-1.338532

Palestinian Reporter Faces Trial for Insulting PA President Abbas on Facebook

(AP-Ha'aretz) Palestinian reporter Mamdouh Hamamreh said Saturday he faces trial for insulting a public figure after he put a picture on his Facebook page of President Mahmoud Abbas standing next to an actor who plays a villain on a popular Syrian soap opera. Hamamreh was detained in September for more than 50 days. Abbas' security forces mined social networks to catch dissenters.

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