Damascus Bureau – Syrian activists launched a social media campaign calling for the release of missing members of the Violations Documentation Center in Syria (VDC). Activists Razan Zaitouneh, Samira Khalil, Wael Hamada and Nathem Hamadi were abducted by unknown militiamen on December 9, 2013 from their office in the city of Douma, which is controlled by the opposition coalition Islamic […]

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