UK seizes journo's passport after Syria govt request
UK authorities have confiscated the passport of Zaina Erhaim, an award-winning journalist and critic of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, at the Syrian government's request. Officials reportedly told her that they "did not get involved in politics" and that this was "our system, our rules". The receipt that Erhaim received after the passport was confiscated said, "Document reported as stolen."