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Fennec-52.2.0esr/TorBrowser-7.0-1/Orfox-1.4-RC-2 FOR BASSEL http://freebassel.org/campaign/statements/2017/08/03/death-of-bassel-khartabil/ The following is a statement from the #FREEBASSEL campaign regarding the death of Bassel Khartabil, an award-winning Palestinian Syrian open-source software developer. He was 34. “We are heartbroken to share the news that Bassel Khartabil was executed by the Syrian government some time after his disappearance in October 2015 in Damascus, Syria. “Bassel Khartabil, also known as Bassel Safadi, was born in Damascus, Syria on May 22, 1981. He grew up to pursue an education and career in computer engineering. He was the co-founder of the collaborative research company Aiki Lab, and the CTO of the publisher Al-Aous. He served as the first project lead and public affiliate for Creative Commons Syria, and contributed to numerous Internet projects, such as Mozilla Firefox and Wikipedia
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