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Opposition Activists in Damascus Give Views on Peaceful Solution
(Damascus, Syria) – Negotiations around the Geneva II conference, which aims to bring the Syrian opposition and the regime into dialogue, have reached a critical stage: the decision on whether the conference will be held and under what conditions will be made soon. Reports indicate that the West is increasing…
About Being “Different” in Revolutionary Aleppo – Marcell Shehwaro
After a month and a half of living in the liberated areas, I would like to talk a little about my personal experience with a specific thing: how I experienced being “different” [secular, unconservative... etc] from the environment of the liberated areas. I’m a distinct person due to my body,…
“Coalition lacks experience”: Statement by Students
The Kurdish Students' Union (UKSS) published a statement as an answer to the Syrian coalition naming PYD, the most influential party in the Kurdish coined part of Syria, an "Anti-Syrian Revolution Organisation" and a "supporter of the Assad regime. The press release caused many debates within the Syrian opposition about…
Daraa: Building a New Syrian State
When Syrians first rose against the Assad tyranny they believed they could topple the regime while keeping the state intact. What they had not foreseen was that the regime’s concentration of power made it impossible to topple one without the other. Thus, when the regime forces left an area, all…
Help citizen journalists in Syria
The nerve gas attack in Syria marked a watershed in the conflict, as its most terrifying atrocity to date. News of the attack reached us via the work of Syrian citizen journalists, who work for local civilian committees, our partner organisations. These journalists collect news from across Syria and transmit…
Urgent Appeal to Support Eastern Ghouta – Razan Zeitouneh
Razan Zaitouneh 3 September 2013 There is no area in Syria –whether liberated, besieged or experiencing confrontations with the regime– that does not need aid at all levels. These words are not intended to divert the little attention directed to a few liberated areas in Syria, but aim to pay…
LCC-Statement Regarding a Possible Military Strike
The activists' network of Local Coordination Committees published a statement regarding a possible military strike against the Assad regime. We are documenting the their statement to give Syrian opposition a voice. The Syrian people have never welcomed a foreign military intervention in any country, but as it faced the oppression,…
Petition: Don’t let Syria down!
"Don't let Syria down!" This is the title of a petition initiiated by Oxfam UK supported by Adopt a Revolution and a group of international humanitarian aid organisations. It is calling upon Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama to get the Geneva II peace talks for Syria back on track. Sign…
Turkish Syria Policy, the question of arming the opposition and Kurdish disagreements
In an interview, Syria Deeply asked the Turkish professor Gokhan Bacik about the major issues Turkey is facing because of the crisis in Syria. According to Bacik, the two major issues are border security and the Kurds. Also, their position depends on international partners, such as the US, which are…
“Help Syria today. Tomorrow it might be too late.”
Syrian intellectual Yassin al-Haj Saleh demands in a letter to the world to support the Syrian uprising now - as tomorrow it already might be too late. The letter was published in English, French, Arabic and Spanish newspapers and in meanwhile was also translated in German. June 28, 2013, Eastern…