Twittern(function() { var po = document.createElement(‘script’); po.type = ‘text/javascript’; po.async = true; po.src = ‘https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })(); SMN No. 8, August 19, 2010 News about poverty levels in Syria found its way onto the blogs and activist websites after the third national report on progress towards millennium development goals was [...]

Twittern(function() { var po = document.createElement(‘script’); po.type = ‘text/javascript’; po.async = true; po.src = ‘https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })();SMN No. 8, August 25, 2010 Several new Facebook groups have denounced pollution in some Syrian cities, especially those situated near oil refineries. One of these groups created in May has attracted more than [...]

Twittern(function() { var po = document.createElement(‘script’); po.type = ‘text/javascript’; po.async = true; po.src = ‘https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })();SMN No. 8, August 25, 2010 Syrian hackers are increasingly accessing governmental websites to express their discontent with the living situation in the country. According to the local website Syria News, the official website [...]

Twittern(function() { var po = document.createElement(‘script’); po.type = ‘text/javascript’; po.async = true; po.src = ‘https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })();SMN No. 8, August 27, 2010 Writers highlight concerns over poor quality medicine and corruption A blogger known as “Syrian Citizen” criticised a cancer hospital for failings its patients in a recent post. The [...]

Twittern(function() { var po = document.createElement(‘script’); po.type = ‘text/javascript’; po.async = true; po.src = ‘https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })(); SMN No. 8, September 2, 2010 Old photographs and historical memories recall the pre-Baathist era A wave of nostalgia is sweeping over Syrian groups on Facebook, with hundreds of members sharing vintage photos [...]