Hama’s streets are deserted. They are strewn with debris, not so much from the shelling that left gaping holes in many of the four- and five-story residential buildings along the city’s main thoroughfares, several of which…
GVF — The Coordinating Council of the Green Path of Hope, the Green Movement’s highest decision making body, has issued a statement in solidarity with pro-democracy protesters in Syria, while calling on Iranian authorities to cease…
The Syrian regime responded to protests with violence, but is this tactic leading them to their eventual suicide? Marwa Daoudy Last Modified: 12 Aug 2011 07:30 The death toll is estimated at 2,000 civilian casualties and 400…
تكاد تكون تلك العبارة أكثر ما يستفرني منذ بدايات الأحداث في سورية وخاصة بعد أن أصبح البعض يستخدمها كصورة لبروفايله على الفيس بوك أو عند التسلح بها لإنهاء نقاش ما بعد أن يصل، بحسب المتحاوين، إلى…
Syrian opposition and western diplomats say unconditional call for Assad to go would have far-reaching implications The United States is poised to shift its position on Syria by calling on President Bashar al-Assad to step down because of the violence he has…
Dictator of Damascus will continue his bloody reign until he is stopped Words, words, words. Bashar al-Assad knows his Hamlet, and he is not impressed. Yes, his isolation grows daily. A day after King Abdullah of…
One of two eye doctors are determining the future of Syria. The first is alive and kicking: son of a brutal military dictator; heir to a corrupt family junta that has ruled the country for 41 years. The second…
The decision by the U.S. Treasury to freeze the assets of Syrian businessman Mohammad Hamsho and his businesses has sent a strong message to a key part of the pro-Assad business community and opened up new possibilities for…
AFTER four months of popular demonstrations and ferocious repression, including a bloody crackdown on the central city of Hama on Sunday, the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, still refuses to step down, insisting that he can reform…
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Sauvons les disparus de Syrie Publié le 28 Juillet 2011 Le fils de Muntaha, âgé de seize ans, a été enlevé lors d’une manifestation pacifique pour la démocratie par les forces de sécurité syriennes. Sa mère a passé les huit…
Cécile Oumhani Aïcha Arnaout est une poète syrienne, qui vit à Paris depuis 1978. Elle écrit en français et en arabe et ses recueils ont été traduits en plusieurs langues. La première fois que je l’ai…
IBAHRI releases damning analysis of the restrictions on the people of Syria A damning report, released today by the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), documents the repression of freedoms of the people in Syria and of…
Meaningful Political Dialogue Can Only Take Place without an Accounting of the Deaths and Disappearances Raja AbdulKarim, 25 July 2011 For Syria Comment http://syriacomment.com/ The Syrian Government cannot expect to see its political reform steps taken seriously –…
[This interview was conducted by Jadaliyya Co-Editor Ibtisam Azem and first published in Arabic by Qantara. It was translated into English by Ziad Abu-Rish and Khuloud.] In the following conversation with Ibtisam Azem, a prominent Syrian opposition figure and Professor of Political Sociology…
This Saturday morning and after the celebration of the previous day, the residents of old Damascus, Kassa’a and the surrounding areas woke up to find their walls filled with stickers distributed by young activates from the…
22 July 2011 The United Nations special advisers on genocide prevention and the principle of responsibility to protect today voiced alarm at persistent reports of widespread and systematic human rights violations perpetrated by security forces in…
Crisis alert level three – or the voluntary repatriation on Philippine government’s expense — has been raised in some areas in volatile Syria, according to a Philippine Embassy official amid the worsening peace and order situation…
As the Obama administration steps up its support for regime change in Syria, the Arab Spring is moving into what could be its hottest phase. The puzzle is how to help the Syrian opposition gain power without…
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Syria: Mass Arrest Campaign Intensifies Activists, Witnesses Estimate 2,000 Arrests Since Late June (New York, July 20, 2011) – Syrian security forces have intensified their campaign of mass arrests in cities across the country that have…
Syrian security forces arrested George Sabra, a key opposition figure, from his house in Damascus early Wednesday, according to activists, DPA reported. This is the second time Sabra, a senior member of the National Democratic Party, has been…
On his return from Hama, Syria, where he had traveled with the correspondent Anthony Shadid, the photographer Moises Saman spoke by telephone with his colleagues James Estrin and David Furst. Their conversation has been edited and condensed. Q. Tell…
Tension between Turkey and Syria over the current bloodletting in Syria has reached the point where Turkish authorities could intervene militarily in Syria in some fashion. There is growing concern Ankara is so appalled by the…