Female Activists at Syrian Centre for Media Speak Out

The Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression, SCM, is a non-governmental organisation that aims to defend the freedom of belief and expression, in cooperation with government institutions and civil society organizations. SCM had continued its work over the past year, and issued several reports about the arrest and harassment to which journalists have [...]

Freedom of the Press Shall Survive Mazen Darwish’s Arrest

Mazen Dawrish, along with the other detainees from the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression, SCMFE, has recently completed 60 days in the cells of the Air Force Intelligence, AFI, at Al-Mazzeh military airport outside Damascus. The prisoners include, among others: Hussein Ghureir, a father of two and ex-detainee; Hani al-Zaytani, who still [...]

Experts in Death Do Not Cry

By Razan Zeitouneh I am a documenter of death. I watch videos that show martyrs so as to record their names and the details of their death — dozens a day, and when we periodically update our database, the number reaches hundreds within a few hours. The average length of a single video is one [...]