Despite staged pro-regime demonstrations and often far from media attention, a revolution continues to unfold, as major Anti-Assad rallies took place in Lattakia, Deraa and Douma. News of the pro-regime demonstrations dominated news today, alongside those of Assad’s cabinet resignation. But the most important tidbit in this regard was the confusion over when Bashar Assad will choose to address the […]

The Regime can no longer blindly deny the will of the people By Ali Bahr In his latest speech, Syrian president Bashar Assad retreated from all the vows his political adviser Bouthaina Shaaban had made in previous days to the Syrian people. The president was frank. He did not make promises, nor did he bother with a timeline. He only […]

The geography of the revolution Even before the unrest in Deraa, a much smaller demonstration first took place in the old part of Damascus on March 15, where many participants were arrested. The next day, activists and the families of detainees instituted a sit-in in front of the ministry of interior, and, again, tens were arrested. The authorities were apparently […]

In March 2011, Syria is pretty and sad. Pretty after its upraise for freedom, and sad for the martyrs whose blood curses the injustice of the authorities. Syria is also worried because the future looks too blurry. Like the other revolutions in Tunis, Egypt, Libya and Yemen, the Syrian revolution started in a way that surprised even the Syrians themselves, […]

By Massoud Akko March 30, 2011 Many observers and analysts have been questioning the silence of Syria’s Kurdish community towards the recent upheaval in the country. After some children were arrested in Der’aa in the South of Syria, tens of demonstrators demanding their release were killed, and the protests have spread to other Syrian towns and cities including Latakia, Hama, […]

Daraa again witnessed mass protests on Monday which led to a renewed crackdown by security forces, leaving a reported 5 protesters dead. Meanwhile, Lattakia’s Sleibeh Neighborhood was transformed into a new Tahrir-like square, all with a central platform, speakers and public debates over nature and extant of demands. Reports say that some troubles took place early on the day as […]

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Journalists, human right defenders and social media activists across the Arab world are watching the events in Syria closely, following day to day developments on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, websites and blogs. In Tunisia, from where the revolutionary spark spread to other Arab countries after the popular uprising brought down Tunisian dictator Ben Ali in January 2011, the young blogger Liliopatra […]

Day by day Syrian security forces arrest protesters, human rights activists, lawyers and ordinary citizens expressing their opinion. Human Rights Organizations struggle to keep track of all the arrests - but have managed to compile a rather comprehensive - yet not complete - list of arrests made over the the past month. The information provided includes name, name and date […]

The second “Friday of Dignity” since the protests began brought protests in several cities across Syria, with major protests taking place in Daraa and bloody clashes in the coastal city of Lattakia as well as in Homs and Mouddamiyyah. BBC Arabic service reported that at one point there were more than 300,000 protesters demonstrating in different parts of Syria. Chants […]