DAMASCUS - Increasing internet use in Syria has allowed young people to circumvent restrictions on forming pressure groups, despite official action to rein them in.
The country’s private mobile phone operators, Syriatel and MTN, were one recent target. Three months ago, Hassan al-Zarki and four of his friends launched a campaign to press for cheaper calls.
The group quickly managed to gather 5,630 electronic signatures for a petition about the cost of calls - between 9 and 13 US cents per minute. To back the crusade, they urged supporters not to use their phones for two hours on the first day of each month.
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