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1 | Syria: Cartoonist Detained for Criticizing Assad This post is cross-posted from Global Voices Advocacy. | Syria: Nogadraina Ilay Mpanao Sariitatra Satria Mitsikera An'i Assad |
2 | Syrian cartoonists who dare depict Bashar Al-Assad's character are paying a heavy price. | Nahazo sazy henjana ilay mpanao sariitatra Syriana sahy nampiseho ny toetran'i Bashar Al-Assad. |
3 | Earlier on August 25, 2011, Ali Ferzat, the 60-year-old famous cartoonist was dragged and beaten by three masked men, who then also broke his hands. | Tamin'ny 25 Aogositra 2011, notaritaritina sy novonoinà telo lahy misaro-tava i Ali Ferzat, mpanao sariitatra malaza 60 taona, tapaka ny tanany tamin'izany. |
4 | “Freedom to Akram Rslan.” | “Afaho i Akram Rslan.” |
5 | Source: ArabCartoon | Sary: ArabCartoon |
6 | Akram Rslan, is another Syrian cartoonist who works in the government-run newspaper Fedaa [ar]. | Akram Rslan, mpanao sariitatra iray hafa miasa ao amin'ny gazety Fedaa [ar] eo ambany fitantanan'ny governemanta. |
7 | He was detained on October 2, 2012, after publishing a cartoon critical of the Syrian President, as reported by blogger The-Syrian blog [ar]: | Nogadraina izy tamin'ny 2 Oktobra 2012, raha namoaka sariitatra mitsikera ny filoha Syriana, araka ny tatitra avy amin'ilay bilaogin'ny bilaogera The-Syrian [ar]: |
8 | It was only a matter of time before [Rslan] was arrested as he continued to criticize the regime and its oppression, going so far as to attack the President himself. | Resa-potoana fotsiny alohan'ny fisamborana an'i [Rslan] satria nanohy foana nitsikera ny fitondrana sy ny fangejany izy, tonga hatramin'ny fitsikerany ny filoha tenany mihitsy. |
9 | [Rslan] did not hide and he remained in his home and at his job in the Hama-based Fedaa newspaper. | Tsy niafina i [Rslan] fa nijanona tao an-tranony sy ny toeram-piasany foana ao amin'ny gazety Fedaa ao Hama. |
10 | The regime eventually lost its patience with him and arrested him from his workplace on Monday, October 2, 2012. | Tsy naharitra intsony ny fitondrana ka nisambotra azy tao amin'ny toeram-piasany tamin'ny Alatsinainy 2 Oktobra 2012. |
11 | Since then, there has been no information about him. | Nanomboka hatreo, tsy nandrenesam-baovao intsony ny momba azy. |
12 | The blogger also publishes the cartoonist's biography and a selection of his work, including the one cartoon that is believed to have caused his arrest (see below). | Namoaka ny mombamomba ity mpanao sariitatra sy ny sangan'asany nofantenina ny bilaogera, anisan'izany ilay sariitatra izay nahatonga ny fisamborana azy (jereo eo ambany). |
13 | The cartoon illustrates an infamous slogan often chanted by Assad's henchmen, the “Shabiha,” who claim they prefer to burn the country than to leave power: | Maneho ny teny filamatra mampalahelo malaza izay fiantsoantson'ny polisin'i Assad, ny “Shabiha” ilay sariitatra, izay manambara fa aleon'izy ireo dorana ny firenena toy izay ilaozana ny fahefana: |
14 | Akram Rslan, born in 1974 in Soran-Hama, is an 1996 literature graduate. | Teraka tamin'ny taona 1974 tao Soran-Hama i Akram Rslan, nahazo diplaoma momba ny literatiora izy tamin'ny taona 1996. |
15 | He is one of the many, many members of our revolution who prefer to struggle away from the media and the limelight, and whom we know little about until they get arrested or martyred. | Iray amin'ireo maro, mpikambana maro ao amin'ny revolisionantsika izy izay maniry ny hitolona ivelan'ny fampahalalam-baovao sy ny jiro mitaratra, ary zavatra kely no mba fantatsika hatramin'ny nisamborana sy nampijaliana azy ireo. |
16 | Freedom for the artist [Rslan] Akram. | Fanafahana ho an'ity artista [Rslan] Akram ity. |
17 | Following is a selection of Rslan's work, including the cartoon (the first one) that caused his arrest. | Ireto manaraka ireto ny sangan'asan'i Rslan izay nofantenina, anisan'izany ilay sariitatra (ity voalohany) nahatonga ny fisamborana azy. |
18 | “Assad or burn the country” by Akram Rslan. | “Na Assad na dorana ny firenena” Akram Rslan. |
19 | The Doha Center for Media Freedom has condemned the detention of the cartoonist, issuing the following statement: | Nanameloka ny fanagadrana ity mpanao sariitatra ity ny Ivon-toerana Doha ho an'ny Fahalalahan'ny Fampahalalam-baovao, ka namoaka ity fanambarana manaraka ity: |
20 | The centre urges the Syrian authorities to release Rslan immediately and to put an end to the ongoing targeting of journalists and critics of the Assad regime. | Mamporisika ny fitondrana Syriana ny Ivon-toerana mba hamoaka avy hatrany an'i Rslan ary hampitsahatra ny fanaovana lasibatra ireo mpanao gazety sy ireo mpanohitra ny fitondran'i Assad. |
21 | The government must do more to ensure that members of the media are protected and do not face intimidation, harassment or detention as a result of carrying out their work. | Tokony hiezaka ny governemanta mba hiantoka amin'ny fiarovana ny mpikambana mpanao gazety tsy hiharan'ny fandrahonana, herisetra sy fanagadrana noho ny fanatanterahany ny asany. |
22 | The website ArabCartoon has also condemned the arrest. | Nanameloka ny fisamborana ihany koa ny habaka ArabCartoon. |
23 | A campaign to free Akram Rslan has been launched on Youtube under the banner: “Freedom to Akram Rslan”. | Nisy ny fanentanana ho fanafahana an'i Akram Rslan natao tao amin'ny Youtube tamin'ny alalan'ny teny faneva hoe: “Afaho i Akram Rslan”. |