Archive for May, 2011

News Update Syria May 26

on May 27, 2011, 11:38 am / in Politics

Deir Ezzor A big demonstration occured yesterday night in Al Bseira city on the way to Al-Omar field north of Deir Ezzor. during which people chanted about toppling the regime, and they damaged some of the Baath HQ offices and security barracks. Albukamal Massive wave of arrests; 300 people got arrested so far. Daraya Women demonstration in Daraya demanding to release all […]

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News update Syria, May 24

on May 27, 2011, 11:35 am / in Politics

Damascus on May, 24, 2011 [youtube ID = YbUMm1hhU-U] This video shows the banners that women in Damascus carried while walking in Medhat Basha, like Muslim and Christian, Arab and Kurds form Syria. It says “We will demonstrate even if we are shot, Damascus is freedom and dignity, Damascus stand for Homs , Banias and Daraa and many others… ” A […]

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A map of Syria on Azadi Friday

A map of Syria on Azadi Friday

1 on May 22, 2011, 7:45 am / in Politics

The map shows the location of protests around Syria on Friday, May 20, dubbed “Azadi Friday”. Azadi means Freedom in Kurdish. The map also includes (preliminary) figures of protesters killed in the different towns (the actual number has been confirmed to be much higher) and the use of tanks and live ammunition. The information was gathered by a network of […]

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It’s not Friday yet

on May 19, 2011, 3:46 pm / in Politics

It’s not Friday yet but demonstrations took place in many cities across Syria including Aleppo, Damascus, Homs, Hama, Qameshli, Idleb, Alrastan, Ifreen, Daael and Maret Alnoman.

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A beacon for Syria

A beacon for Syria

on May 19, 2011, 3:15 pm / in Through My Eyes

Activist tells her story of assault by security forces on demonstration in Homs Milia stayed out all night protesting. That night, people were chanting in the new clock square, the one that protesters had dubbed “The liberation square of the governorate of Homs”. Milia’s house is on Hamidia Street, right behind the Khaled Ben Walid mosque. But this Christian neighborhood […]

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Video News Syria, May 18

on May 19, 2011, 1:34 pm / in Politics

[youtube ID = JFC138Z067o ] A video from Aleppo Video 2: The university dorms in Aleppo after being stormed by security forces Video 3 Hama Madhamya: A peaceful women sit-in Damascus Daraa

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Videos from Friday protests, May 13

on May 13, 2011, 3:17 pm / in Politics

[youtube ID = mLBlqwe7Auo ] A video from Damascus Alzahrah Homs Video 2 Video 3 Hama Video 2 Edlib Bukamal Damascus Qameshli

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News Flash Syria, May 13 II

on May 13, 2011, 12:24 pm / in Politics

[youtube id = WVQ9-G6cZ0g] A video from Homs last night Damascus The activist Wael Al-Hamadah, husband of the lawyer and human rights activist Razan Zaitouneh, was arrested Wednesday May 11, at his workplace. His brother had already been arrested on April 30 during a raid of al-Hamadah´s apartment in Damascus. The family has not heard from him since then. Military […]

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News Flash Syria: Friday, May 13

on May 13, 2011, 12:13 pm / in Politics

Day of Protest: Today is the 63th day of demonstration in Syria. Death Toll: So far more than 682 people have been killed by Security Forces and the army, more than 300 of them were killed in the last week. However, this is the number of dead civilian who have been identified only. The number of soldiers is not included. […]

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News Flash Syria, May 11

on May 11, 2011, 5:23 pm / in Politics

Daraa Army tanks shelling Al-Hara now, 8 people were killed. Shelling also targets houses of Imams Mohammad Al-Akla and Khaled Al-Faroukh Homs An eyewitness says: ‎Snipers were spread around the Baladi field which has detainees inside it. Security forces still fire on soldiers who defected and refused to fire on innocent civilians. Security forces were also firing on civilians after they […]

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