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Summary

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Non-free media information and use rationale true for Death of Hamza Ali Al-Khateeb
Description

An image of the 13 year old Syrian boy who was detained by Syrian forces and appeared to be brutally tortured. This image has become "the symbol of the revolution", carried by protesters, posted on Facebook pages with 60,000 plus members and commented on specifically in the media as "the face of the Syrian revolution". For extensive sources on the boy's death and the support which involved this media, see Talk:Death_of_Hamza_Ali_Al-Khateeb/Image.

Source

English Al-Jazeera http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems/Images/2011/5/31/201153110103720734_8.jpg

Article

Death of Hamza Ali Al-Khateeb

Portion used

Whole

Low resolution?

The relatively small image is not particularly high resolution to begin with. Its resolution has not been reduced.

Purpose of use

To illustrate the person described in the article; to illustrate the image itself which is described in the article; to illustrate the image itself which is the subject of sourced commentary; to illustrate the image itself which has been used in online and street protests.

Replaceable?

There is no free replacement for this photograph, which is itself the subject of commentary in multiple media sources and is the specific image used in many protest marches and online support websites.

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