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...
Demonstrators in Damascus Demand the Fall of the Regime
[youtube id = IFmM2o5OrwQ] [youtube id = VNeFs0nQXo0] SMN No. 15, March 15, 2011 A demonstration of around 200 people demanding the fall of...
Warnings Over Open Access to Facebook in Syria
SMN No. 14, February 16, 2011 Activists have warned Syrian internet users to take precautions when accessing social networking sites after the recent lifting...
Pro-regime Media Rallies Against Facebook Protests
SMN No. 13, February 2, 2011 The pro-government media in Syria has hit back at calls on Facebook by Syrian activists for demonstrations following...
Syria threatens cyber activist
SMN No. 16, April 8, 2011 The website “The Daily Best” reports in one of its blogs that the Syrian cyber activist Malath Aumran...
New film tells story of activist jailed for 29 years
SMN No. 15, March 15, 2011 A new YouTube video tells the story of Syrian detainee Fares Murad, who spent 29 years in prison...
Syrian Intellectuals Ask: Why Are We Banned From Travelling?
SMN No. 14, February 16, 2011 A number of Syrian writers and intellectuals have created a Facebook group calling for the abolition of a...
Syrians Call For Facebook Revolution
SMN No. 13, February 2, 2011 Following the recent revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, Syrians have launched a number of Facebook pages calling for...
Syrian Blogger calls for dismissal of leading media figures
SMN No. 16, April 3, 2011 The Syrian blogger “Freelancitizen” called upon Syrian authorities to dismiss leading figures of the state media in Syria...
Arabs, Kurds to Celebrate Nowruz as National Day
SMN No. 14, February 28, 2011 Syrian activists are planning to turn this year´s celebration of Nowruz into a national day for all Syrians....
The unfinished documentary
A tribute to Omar Amiralay February, 10, 2011 (All direct quotes were taken from media statements and interviews with Omar Amiralay) A few...
Syrians Call for Solidarity With Egypt
SMN No. 13, February 1, 2011 Syrian Facebook users are calling for public acts of solidarity with Egyptian demonstrators rallying against President Hosni Mubarak....
Comment: This is time of decision
The Regime can no longer blindly deny the will of the people By Ali Bahr In his latest speech, Syrian president Bashar Assad retreated...
“Finally the monster woke up”
[youtube id = qDHLsU-ik_Y] SMN No. 14, February 22, 2011 Reports of a spontaneous protest by hundreds of Syrians in the centre of Damascus...
Renewed calls for mobile phone boycott
SMN No. 13, February 2, 2011 Syrian internet activists have renewed their call for a boycott of two local mobile phone companies on February...
Syria Blocks the Word “Proxy”
SMN No. 13, February 1, 2011 A Syrian blogger has reported that the authorities have blocked all sites containing the word “Proxy”, as well...
