The Damascus Bureau

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Updates on turmoil in Syria

SMN No. 16, April 13, 2011 The website “Syria Leaks” gathers news and footage from social media channels on the uprising in Syria. The website whose name alludes to the famous “Wikileaks” platform, provides “an updated daily blog of news and events from the revolution in Syria, with videos and pictures”. Sources for the news [...]

Politics on Facebook still scares Syrians

SMN No. 9, September 8, 2010 The Facebook social network has become the favoured virtual space for many young Syrians to rally support for many common causes. But according to a cyber-activist, who asked to remain anonymous, the activities of youth over Facebook mostly concern social, cultural or literary issues. The cyber-activist noted that these [...]

Syrian government websites under attack

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 of the ministry of electricity was hacked on August 23 by a Syrian hacktivist who complained about repetitive power cuts during [...]

A Decade in Power, part 5 : Syrian Media should follow “the maestro’s stick”

Before 2000, the regime had total control over what was being published and broadcast in Syria. With the spread of satellite channels and later the Internet, journalists and ordinary citizens found a limited space of free expression. At the same time though, the crackdown on reporters continues. Many private media outlets have been shut or [...]

Twitter Not Popular Among Syrian Cyber-Activists

SMN, No. 3, June 18, 2010 The social networking service Twitter has so far failed to attract large numbers of Syrian Internet users as it did in other Arab countries. In an interview conducted via email, a Syrian blogger and activist said that the Syrian online community has not yet realised Twitter’s potential as a [...]

Arabic Wikipedia Banned by Syrian Authorities

SMN No. 3, June 15, 2010 The Syrian authorities reportedly blocked again the Arabic version of Wikipedia after having lifted the ban on the website for about a year. Wikipedia describes itself as an “online free-content encyclopedia that anyone can edit and contribute to”. The English version of the website is not blocked in Syria.

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