Entre humour noir, tragédie et espoir, leurs tableaux illustrent des aspects de la réalité quotidienne que vivent des millions de leurs concitoyens depuis 21 mois. Portfolio préparé par Nadia Aissaoui et Ziad Majed. © Nasser Al-Jaafari…
REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS / REPORTERS SANS FRONTIERES PRESS RELEASE / COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE New release of the statement published yesterday, with Arabic version 19.12.2012 English: http://en.rsf.org/reporters-without-borders-prize-19-12-2012,43819.html French: http://fr.rsf.org/prix-reporters-sans-frontieres-le-19-12-2012,43818.html Arabic (بالعربية) The 2012 Reporters Without Borders –…
December 18, 2012 There are two possible trajectories for the current Syrian crisis. The first is a purely military scenario in which the opposition forces engage the regime in a bitter war of attrition until its…
On Tuesday, the U.S. officially recognized the Syrian Opposition Coaltion as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people against President Bashar al-Assad. In return, the group said it wanted “real support,” with weapons and military…
Artfulness only adds to this picture’s stark reality. Here is a sinister new chapter in the war between Assad and his people This eloquent picture tells of the terrifying hunger crisis now unfolding in war-battered Syria.…
A special ‘Freedom Train’ carrying about 300 opponents to the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad arrived in Strasbourg on Tuesday to press their case for regime change at the European institutions in the eastern French city.…
Activists gathered in Strasbourg to await the arrival of the ‘Freedom Train’ from Paris. The train was carrying around 400 anti-regime Syrians and their French supporters who were headed for the European Parliament. They want the…
The Remarkable Consistency of Obama’s Syrian Policy When the Syrians bravely made their first stand against their dictator in Deraa on March 18th 2011, and then in Homs and the Damascus eastern suburbs, they – logically –…
Despite the death and destruction in Syria, and President Bashar al-Assad’s steadfast devotion to staying in power, the revolution there has gained a lot more than it has lost in the past year and a half.…
Syria’s Palestinian refugees are being both thumped and cold-shouldered HELD in a hostel for migrant workers, Palestinians who have fled Syria’s civil war pass their days exchanging pictures on their mobile phones of the corpses of…
04/06/2012 Aljazeera.net – Exclusive Without lawyers or fair trials, and without knowing their destiny, political prisoners languished in Syrian jails for many years. About 1500 of them were deported from Saidnaya prison to other prisons last…
Click on this link to sign the online appeal: http://www.change.org/fr/pétitions/souria-houria-syrie-liberté-appel-l-urgence-d-agir-aux-côtés-du-peuple-syrien The Urgency of Taking Action in Solidarity with the Syrian People The Syrian people have been living a tragedy for 20 months. They dare to…
ALEPPO, Syria — “It’s not the best way to start the day, but it has to be done,” said Ahmad, a 24-year-old fighter in the Free Syrian Army (FSA), before picking up half a skull and…
When it comes to mixing religion and politics, Sheikh Ahmad Mouaz al-Khatib, the newly minted leader of Syria’s main opposition group, has a saying: “It is better for faith to reach someone in a position, than…
Reporters Without Borders is relieved to learn that the Lebanese journalist Fidaa Itani was released on the night of 31 October, six days after being abducted by the Northern Storm Brigade, an armed group based in…
Hundreds of civilians across Syria are facing a dire situation. It doesn’t matter whether they have suffered a heart attack or a sniper shot, there is nowhere to access safe medical care. The result is a…
Cartoonist Ali Farzat’s hand glides over the paper, once more creating the images of defiance he says have helped mobilise Syrians to revolt against President Bashar al-Assad. Just over 12 months ago, the Syrian was kidnapped,…
According to a new report, the presence of Salafi groups among Syria’s armed opposition is an irrefutable and damaging trend. In this interview with Kersten Knipp, Peter Harling talks about why the makeup and character of…
Zubaida al-Meeki was the first female officer to quit President Bashar al-Assad’s forces to join the Free Syrian Army. In a revolution that has become associated with masculine bravado and gunfights in the streets, Zubaida al-Meeki…
Kareem is, by his own account, the publisher of an underground newspaper in Damascus and an activist performing relief work and media relations for the Local Coordination Committees of Syria in Damascus and in Homs, where…
Hizbollah has been one of the staunchest supporters of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, but now there are bitter arguments within its ranks about whether it is time to change course. The giant banner with…
“It’s not just a radio, it’s a radio carrying the Syrian voice,” this is the way courage is brought back to the hearts of the passionate and the hopeful Syrians. Despite all dangers, threats, and forceful…
President Bashar al-Assad should release all peaceful activists, media professionals, and humanitarian assistance providers as part of an amnesty announced on October 23, 2012, Human Rights Watch, Alkarama, the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network, the Gulf Centre…