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The team’s interrogation lasted more than two hours, during which all our phones and laptops were examined, and many photos - including personal ones - were deleted. The officer threatened us with worse consequences if we approached the frontier from the Syrian side again, and said that they know everything about us and would track us down if any hidden or un-deleted photo was ever published.

  • madjo
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    362 days ago

    Ah yes, that’s what an ally, who’s doing nothing wrong, would do… totally.

    • aviationeast
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      152 days ago

      Well you know, new axis powers are forming, Isreal, China, Russia and the US.

      • FundMECFS
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        62 days ago

        George Monbiot called it “The New Axis of Autocracy”

        he also added Belarus, Hungary, and North Korea to the list as “minor partners”.