Since the conflict began in Syria, tens of thousands of Syrians have taken refuge in neighboring countries. As more and more people have crossed over into Lebanon seeking shelter and medical care, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières…
اطلاق حملة : الدم السوري يغرق الأرض الدم السوري سيغرق الأرض .. هذا ليس خيالاً .. هذا سيكون واقعاً يومياً في كل بقاع الأرض عبر مشاركتم في هذه الحملة هدف الحملة إثارة الرأي العام وشد الانتباه الى…
Bien qu’Amnesty International n’ait pas officiellement été autorisée par les autorités syriennes à se rendre sur place, l’organisation a pu enquêter sur le terrain dans le nord de la Syrie, et a conclu que les forces…
Whether they are benefiting or are being harmed by the current situation in Syria, what role do the various regional and international actors play and how do Syrians deal with them? They are fully aware that…
ISTANBUL/BEIRUT // The most prominent member of Syria’s ruling elite to flee the country was a personal friend of the Syrian president but fell out with the regime last year over its harsh response to the…
The family that rescued us was a conservative Sunni family, but I felt closer to them than the young driver who belongs to the same sect as I do. Why? It was the day of the…
Today, Thursday 5 July 2012, WikiLeaks began publishing the Syria Files – more than two million emails from Syrian political figures, ministries and associated companies, dating from August 2006 to March 2012. This extraordinary data set…
At an arms bazaar outside Moscow, military hardware and geopolitics are on display “This weapon is perfect for close-quarters combat, house to house,” the Russian arms dealer explains, gently passing a silencer-equipped assault rifle, the AK-104,…
Qui ne connaît pas l’épouse du dictateur syrien pourrait penser qu’elle a le sens del’antiphrase. Dans la littérature, cette figure de style est employée lorsque l’on dit des mots contraires à sa pensée pour mieux l’exprimer.…
Khan Sheikhoun, Syria — On a Sunday late last month, Syrian army forces attacked this town. By early afternoon, two children had been killed by a mortar shell, and doctors and nurses were struggling to save…
A distress call from the people of Homs People and governments of the Free World, We are calling on the international organizations and those of the human rights, all Arabs and Muslims to save the people…
BANEA has launched a petition seeking protection for Syria’s cultural heritage. Created by : Jan Picton* United Kingdom To be delivered to : British Government, UNESCO and the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration…
Over the past few week a new group has joined the chorus of apologists for President Bashar al-Assad. It consists of Israeli and/or pro-Israel commentators in the West, especially the United States. To be fair, almost…
شهادة الدكتور ملاذ الأتاسي في البرلمان الأوروبي 2 أيار 2012 شكراً جزيلاً لكم. أريد أن أصحح خطأً ورد في الترجمة الإنكليزية: في الحقيقة إن ابنه فقط هو الذي مات في الحادثة ولم يمت أحد آخر، بينما أصيب…
The Western psyche finds it difficult, if not quite impossible, to understand how Eastern tyrannies think. During the Cold War, this handicap was known as “mirror-imaging”: trying to guess what the Soviets would do by imagining…
As the conflict in Syria worsens, a growing number of civilians there are being forced to flee their homes to escape the fighting, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The Geneva-based organisation…
A Brazilian journalist who entered Syria legally was arbitrarily arrested by the army on 19 May and spent six days in detention, cut off from the outside world. Here he tells Reporters Without Borders about his…
How much difference can a change of leader make to Syria’s diverse opposition movement? The Syrian National Council’s former president, Burhan Ghalioun, faced almost constant criticism – that he took decisions without consulting the SNC’s members,…
The saying goes: “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing”. This adage seems particulary pertinent to the Syrian crisis, as the world seems to be doing nothing. Of…
Editor’s note: Hind Aboud Kabawat is a Syrian attorney. She is also a conflict resolution specialist and senior research analyst at the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution, which is based at George Mason…
21:08 Friday’s death toll in Syria has reached 47 people, Al-Jazeera television quoted the Local Coordination Committees as saying. 20:51 Syrian forces on Friday shelled Al-Haffa in Latakia, the General Commission of the Syrian Revolution said. 20:06 The…
Russian Arms Exporter Rosoboronexport Risks Complicity in Grave Abuses (New York) – Governments and companies around the world should stop signing new contracts with arms suppliers such as the Russian firm Rosoboronexport that are providing weapons…
When Farah said goodnight to her boyfriend one evening in January 2007, she had every reason to expect to see him the next day. Though she’d only been dating Omar for a month, the two students…