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Memoirs of the Revolution: Dael

Smashing the idols of the regime By Razan Zeitouneh My friend Adel recounted his memories with precision, joy, fear and anxiety at the same time. I have forgotten most of the details, blurred by the constant flow of martyrs, detainees and the endless daily pain. But Adel, from beautiful Dael, did not forget any detail, [...]

Memoirs of the Revolution: Al-Jiza

Dara’a activist recalls horror and exhilaration of rising up against regime By Razan Zeitouneh* I always enjoy asking young people who participated in the earliest demonstrations about how they overcame their fear and faced the monster of aggressive repression, which until then was considered a real miracle. And even more so when it comes to [...]

How Clerics in Syria Help the Regime

State-appointed religious leaders used to manipulate fears of wider public By a Syrian Blogger It seems that the Syrian revolution is taking different a path from those that preceded it, especially that of Egypt - no matter how much the Syrians would like things to happen the Egyptian way. Tens of Syrians were killed just [...]

Syrian Revolution Digest, April 9, 2011

As exact figures of the dead and wounded from Friday’s upheaval are still being worked out, more casualties are reported on Saturday as violent security-led crackdown continues to unfold throughout Syria. Today was a day of mourning and burying some of the dead whose bodies could be located and identified. But it was also a [...]

Syrian Revolution Digest, April 8, 2011

Most major Syrian cities and town, and many smaller ones, witnesses major protests today, with estimated tens of thousands of people taking to the streets today to demand freedom . At first things seemed to be going calmly, until security began trying to break up the protests using tear gas then life ammunition, leading to [...]

Syrian Revolution Digest, April 7, 2011

Today, President Bashar al-Assad issued decrees granting citizenship to more than 250,000 Kurds who have been deprived of it since a census of 1962. He also fired the governor of Homs and Deraa in the hope of appeasing the local populations. Yesterday, he called for closing the casino that had opened for business less than [...]

List: “The martyrs of the Revolution”

Activists and human right defenders have, with the help of many volunteers, compiled a list of those killed during the protests in Syria so far. It is a collaborative list, and the authors ask for help to keep it up to date and to complete it. List of those killed during the uprising

Syrian Revolution Digest, March 29, 2011

Despite staged pro-regime demonstrations and often far from media attention, a revolution continues to unfold, as major Anti-Assad rallies took place in Lattakia, Deraa and Douma. News of the pro-regime demonstrations dominated news today, alongside those of Assad’s cabinet resignation. But the most important tidbit in this regard was the confusion over when Bashar Assad [...]

Syrian Revolution Digest, March 26, 2011

From Social Media Networks Lattakia Video shows shooting in Lattakia. Video of protesters killed in Lattakia. Video shows attacks in Lattakia. Video of big demonstrations in Lattakia.

The List: Who has been arrested where in Syria in March 2011?

Day by day Syrian security forces arrest protesters, human rights activists, lawyers and ordinary citizens expressing their opinion. Human Rights Organizations struggle to keep track of all the arrests - but have managed to compile a rather comprehensive - yet not complete - list of arrests made over the the past month. The information provided [...]

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