Regards from Tunis:

Open letter to the Syrian Embassador in Tunis

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 [...]

Syrian Revolution Digest, March 22, 2011

The major event planned for today was a sit-in to take place in front of the Main Court House in Old Damascus, but on accounts of heavy security presence the event fizzled out. As a result, protest organizers on

Pro-regime Media Rallies Against Facebook Protests

SMN No. 13, February 2, 2011 The pro-government media in Syria has hit back at calls on Facebook by Syrian activists for demonstrations following the recent revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt. Syrians have launched a number of Facebook pages calling for similar change in Syria and organising protest events, including a number planned for February [...]

A Decade in Power, part 4: Syrian Kurds - bolder, but still oppressed

As the largest ethnic minority in Syria, Kurds were hoping in 2000 that their political, social and cultural rights would be finally recognised under the new president. But the past ten years proved to be disappointing. Despite being a repressed minority in Syria, Syrian Kurds over the last ten years have become more vocal in [...]