Social Media Monitor: An Arab-Kurdish conflict in Ras Al-Ain?
Violent clashes have been ongoing since Thursday January 17 in the city of Ras Al-Ain in Al-Hassaka province between fighters of the Free Syrian...
New Police for “Liberated” Areas
“Everybody should have someone like Almani,” said Abu Omar, laughing. Abu Omar, a battalion commander in the Free Syrian Army, FSA, in Eastern Ghouta...
Transitional Justice for Syria
Hamida, 36, lost her nephew in an explosion in the Kazzaz district, and a cousin in another blast in Jaramana in the suburbs of...
Social Media Monitor 3-12-2012
Car bombs return Footage of the explosion in Homs – Youtube Last week saw two devastating bombings take place in Syria. A bombing targeted...
“Citizens” still feel hungry!
Razan Zaitouneh The European Union has recently declared that it will sustain “projects to support Syrians who have been affected by the crisis.” These...
Palestinians in Syria Face Uncertain Future
Alia Ahmed “I lost Palestine as a homeland; I will not lose Syria as well,” says Hiba, 35, a Palestinian living in Syria. Hiba speaks...
Syrian reconstruction, made in Turkey
Rasha Rami Anyone approaching the Bab Al-Hawa border crossing between Turkey and Syria is reminded of times past when trade between the two countries...
Activists Criticize Satellite Channels’ Coverage
Sadiq’s face betrays no emotion as he watches the footage of bodies being played on the satellite channel Al-Arabiya. He is silent at first,...
Preventing Chaos: Support the Military Councils before it is too late
Razan Zaitouneh At the start of the revolution, one of my friends used to relentlessly repeat that what is happening in Syria is going...
Syria reborn on Canvas
Jean Boland Two years after the uprising in Syria began, a generation of young artists finds themselves recreating their homeland in their imaginations and...
Forced Disappearance: A Recurring Chapter in the Syrian Tragedy
Youssef Kanaan Like any country racked by chaos and civil war, Syria today is the scene of various forms of human rights violations, including forced disappearances....
Social Media Monitor 19-11-2012
Syrians in solidarity with Gaza The situation in Gaza witnessed a big escalation on Wednesday November 14 when Israeli forces launched Operation Pillar of...
Social Media Monitor: An Iranian for 44 Syrians
The recent prisoner swap between the regime and the Free Syrian Army, FSA, left many opposition supporters angry, accusing the regime that it cares...
Social Media Monior: An old speech repeated
President Bashar al-Assad made a rare appearance on Sunday, January 6. In the speech he delivered at the Opera House in Damascus, Assad offered...
Social Media Monitor: The Chemical Debate
Syrian opposition supporters seemed particularly preoccupied by the debate about the Syrian regime’s intentions to use chemical weapons. Activist Faeik al-Meer wondered whether...
‘From activist to activist’ presents its second talk with human rights activist Hanadi Zahlout
Hanadi Zahlout Hanadi Zahlout is a Syrian writer and human rights activist who has worked on defending women and children’s rights in Syria since...
