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); })();Activists report very heavy firing by security forces and with the support of the army in Khaldiah, Bayadah, Masaken “Teacher housing”, Baba Amr, Inshaat, Bab Todmour neighborhoods and in the vicinity of Qalat Homs [...]

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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); })();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 [...]

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); })();Damascus on May, 24, 2011 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 [...]

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); })(); 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 [...]

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); })();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. Aleppo Hundreds of protesters took to the streets [...]

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); })();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 Twittern(function() { var po = document.createElement(‘script’); po.type [...]

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); })();A video from Damascus Alzahrah Homs Video 2 Video 3 Hama Video 2 Edlib Bukamal Damascus Qameshli 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 [...]

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); })();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 [...]

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); })();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 [...]

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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); })();A demonstration took off from the dorms at Aleppo University on May 3 around 11pm. The students were calling for freedom and an end to the siege on all the Syrian cities. Around 1500 [...]

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); })();On Sunday, May 1 demonstrations took places in many areas in Syria like Homs, Daraya, Salaybeh in Lattakia, Kafar Nebl in Edleb, Ankhel, Al-keswah and Banyas Banyas Candle vigil May,1.2011 Daraya May,1.2011 Kafer Nabel [...]

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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); })(); Pictures from Nawa in Dara which has been under siege by the military and security forces for 5 days now. Human rights activists report that eeople are running out of food and water [...]

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); })();We; the poets and writers participating of “The Sixth World Poetic Festival”, held these days from 26 April till 1 May 2011 in Istanbul under the motto “The Spring of the Arab World” to [...]

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); })();More than 425 detainees were released on Tuesday April, 26, who demonstrated in Deir al-Zour. Some of them were released from the security branches, and others from the Justice Palace after they having been [...]

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