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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/04/us-syria-diplomats-amnesty-idUSTRE79300A20111004
Syrian Diplomats Harass Expatriate Dissidents
(Reuters) Peter Apps - Syrian diplomats in foreign capitals are mounting campaigns of harassment and threats against expatriate dissidents protesting outside their embassies, Amnesty International said on Tuesday. Embassy officials had filmed some of those involved in the protests, and in some cases relatives in Syria had been deliberately targeted for harassment, detention, torture and outright disappearance.