Published : 03-08-2017
The Syrian government executed the Palestinian web developer and cyber activist Bassel Khartabil AlSafadi in 2015, his family has said.
The execution of Bassel Khartabil was carried out days after he was moved to the Adra prison on October 3, 2015.
Bassel was kidnapped by the Syrian intelligence forces on March 15, 2012 and detained for eight months before he was transferred to the Adra prison in Damascus in December 2012.
Basel had been subjected to harsh torture in the Adra lock-up.
The computer engineer is credited with vastly extending online access and knowledge and was a regular contributor to Wikipedia, Mozilla Firefox, and Open Clip Art, among other international encyclopedias, web browsers, and corporations.
The Syrian government executed the Palestinian web developer and cyber activist Bassel Khartabil AlSafadi in 2015, his family has said.
The execution of Bassel Khartabil was carried out days after he was moved to the Adra prison on October 3, 2015.
Bassel was kidnapped by the Syrian intelligence forces on March 15, 2012 and detained for eight months before he was transferred to the Adra prison in Damascus in December 2012.
Basel had been subjected to harsh torture in the Adra lock-up.
The computer engineer is credited with vastly extending online access and knowledge and was a regular contributor to Wikipedia, Mozilla Firefox, and Open Clip Art, among other international encyclopedias, web browsers, and corporations.
