It's a really good question in Bassel's case. It's actually one of those areas where "raising awareness" can have an effect -- if you look back on previous succ

It's a really good question in Bassel's case. It's actually one of those areas where "raising awareness" can have an effect -- if you look back on previous successes, it's often a chain of improbabilities: meeting an individual who recognises the name, or an opportunity to use the public recognition to get to see someone in charge at just the right moment. So just more people looking at the problem, and talking about it can help. (It may not be you who knows the answer, or even someone you know, but someone who heard from the person who heard the story from you might be able to help.) I know this is a bit vague, but genuinely Bassel is in a very fluid situation right now. The attack on the prison was earlier this month, and we're still trying to understand what's going on and how to address it. If you join the campaign at http://freebassel.org/ http://freebassel.org/, they will keep you updated. I'll be writing more about Bassel and the other cases at EFF's Deeplinks, too.