Dispatches From Damascus: The Old City Under Surveillance
Andrew Sheehan
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Posted 01.23.2013
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The Syrian government has now established a permanent network of surveillance over the old city. One night recently I was strolling through the souq and saw a figure walking slowly ahead of me in the poorly-lit passage, an object dangling from their arm. When I drew within a few paces, he started and turned quickly to face me, watching me closely as I passed.
