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Ramadan in Syria, Normalization of war, Syrian refugees in Egypt’s crisis – Media Roundup (13/7/2013)
As Al-Akhbar reports, Syrians will welcome the month of Ramadan with empty pockets since prices for daily items are rising, thus becoming unavailable for most. Announcements of the government to control the prices did not ease the anger of the people. Some Syrians sought to undertake boycotts of merchants. On…
Women’s hunger strike in Adra prison
In a letter to the Court of Terrorism, a group of detainees in Adra prison, Eastern Damascus, declared an open-ended hunger starting on 1st of July. In the following we document their letter. To the Director of the Department of Public Prosecutions - handling cases in the Court of Terrorism…
Aid supplies among the opposition and the government, the strategic value of Homs, critique of the SNC, People’s Houses in Qamishli – Media Roundup (8/7/2013)
In a conversation with an aid worker who provides help to both the regime and the opposition, Syria Deeply gives an insight into the difficulties of providing aid to civilians in need. The difficulties which are faced during the distribution of medical supplies or food range from long negotiations at…
New Initiatives by local city council of Aleppo, Syrian regime aims to change demographicse of Homs, civil initiatives against Al Nusra in Raqqa – Media Roundup – (11/6/2013)
A local city council has been elected for Aleppo in March 2013. The DamascusBureau describes how it also aims to coordinate and collaborate with the “Neighborhood Assemblies” in Aleppo. Its first campaign is called “Keep it clean”. As regular trash pick-ups do not exist anymore, the streets are littered with…
Syria Media Roundup (29/ 5 / 2013)- The Syrian Conflict extends to Lebanon, “false” policies of the head of the National Coalition – regime plans to attack Aleppo and a new initiative to create a no-fly zone
As the Washington post reports, the FSA or General Salim Idriss threatened Hisbollah with retaliation attacks if it does not withdraw from Syrian territory. Since the shooting of Lebanese soldiers on Tuesday, fears that Lebanon could be drawn into a sectarian civil war are rising. Since the beginning of the…
Critizism: Syrian Exile Opposition is failing
In their latest joint statement the networks of committees, the backbones of the unarmed revolutionary movenment in Syria, heavily critisize exile opposition bodies. We document the statement, being issued as a "final warning" by the revolutionary movement to the National Coalition. In case the Coalition will not improve its representation…
World Social Forum petition: Solidarity with Syrian stuggle for dignity and freedom
Adopt a Revolution supports the petition originating from the World Social Forum in Tunis this year. First signatories are activists as well as intellectuals, academics, and journalists from all over the world. Based on the petition a call for a Global Day of Solidarity was starting, calling for solidarity actions…
Two years ago, I met Hussain Ghrer. On Sunday, he could be sentenced to 15 years in jail.
Today, 19 human rights groups, among them Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, issued a joint statement demanding the release of the three media activists Mazen Darwish, Hussein Ghrer und Hani Zaitani and dropping of all charges. After more than a year in jail, they are to appear in court…
Will intervention in Syria fuel bloodshed?! – “Ethnic cleansing” to establish Alawite state? – Bombings of Reyhanli – Media Roundup (13/05/2013)
It is an “intervention, not its absence, that fuels the blood-letting in Syria.” This argument is put forward by Asli Ü.Bâli and Aziz Rana who argue on Jaddaliya that only meaningful diplomatic efforts are a viable solution to stop the bloodshed in Syria and secure the lives of ordinary Syrians.…
From shabiha to opposition activist – LCCs as counter-state – divisions among Syria’s Kurdish parties? – Media Roundup (30/04/2013)
The New York Times published an article demonstrating what Syrian civil society is capable off. The leading question thereby is: Is the rift between Assad supporters and opposition activists’ irreconcilable? The article traces back the story of the 17-year old Abu Rami who was a supporter of Bashar Al-Assad…