Mohamed Zaid Mistou arrested

Mohamed Zaid Mistou, a Norwegian journalist of Syrian-Kurdish origin who reports for Al-Arabiya TV’s website, was arrested in an Internet café. The Syrian authorities gave no explanation for his arrest. He had arrived in Syria a few days before the start of the demonstrations and started covering them when they got under way, writing many stories for Al-Arabiya.net (http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/04/07/144555.html). He was released on 30 May