Razily marched on towards soldiers during a rally protesting military actions in Madagascar. He marched alone, knowing that marching on would put him in harm's way.
It's been more than a month since his arrest and although mentioned, no trial date nad been set yet. It is unclear whether Razily is still alive today.
Razily is not a member of the press, nor is he an online media user.
He was a street vendor, but he stood for his right to express himself, amidst increasing censorship in his country.
Please support the release of a trial date for Razily by signing this petition.
The support so far looks very promising but the petition needs more signatures to demand accountability from the leaders of the armed forces.
There are more people not accounted for in Madagascar right now.
For more details, please read Ethan Zuckerman's article on Razily.
As an early birthday gift for me ;) , please send Razily your thoughts and consider letting your friends and relatives know about his courageous stand by adding the banner below:
I am a biomedical engineering researcher with an interest in designing low-cost mobile diagnostic tools for resource limited settings. I was raised in Madagascar and I am currently completing a Master of Public Policy at the Woodrow Wilson School of International Affairs and Public Policy at Princeton University. I am Global Voices correspondent for Madagascar, a country that has undergone considerable social turmoil the past year and is still embattled in a never ending political crisis since the military-driven takeover in March 2009. My contribution consists of contextualizing and highlight the effort of Malagasy citizen journalists during this challenging period, as they posted their reports via blogging platforms or twitter ( reports of our collaborative effort during the crisis can be found in the Wall Street Journal, CNN and Global Post ) I am also part of the Foko-Madagascar team, an outreach project to promote citizen media in parts of Madagascar that are often ignored by the national media with the support of Rising Voices. 
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