“Anybody who sends human aid, please make sure that it reaches hungry and homeless people not to people who will rent BMW M3”

— Bassel Khartabil

Tweet January 31, 2012 2:52PM https://twitter.com/basselsafadi/status/164360388656369665 at Twitter.com

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free culture and democracy activist, Syrian political priso… 1981–2015

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