Archive for February, 2012
28 Feb
Syria: citizens from across country risk life to help Homs
Shocked by the desperate plight of civilians in the besieged districts of Homs, citizens from other parts of Syria are risking their lives to smuggle in food and medicines. Syrian rebels gather in front of the remains of a burnt military vehicle in Homs Photo: AP By a Telegraph Correspondent in Aleppo 8:00PM GMT 26 Feb [...]
28 Feb
EXCLUSIVE: A detailed document obtained by Mother Jones appears to identify a vast group of Syrian dissidents targeted by Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
Syria Hit List Targets Thousands —By Hamed Aleaziz | Mon Feb. 27, 2012 8:01 AM PST 17 Syrian protesters in May 2011 Syria-Frames-Of-Freedom/Flickr A 718-page digital document obtained by Mother Jones contains names, phone numbers, neighborhoods, and alleged activities of thousands of dissidents apparently targeted by the Syrian government. Three experts asked separately by Mother [...]
28 Feb
The Syrian referendum
Monday, February 27, 2012 Look at this man. You’d think he was the president of a thriving democracy and that he was busy on the campaign trail. Who is he kidding? Does he think the entire world is stupid? Whilst this photo was being taken, sixty Syrians were killed in Homs by his militias. In [...]
27 Feb
(02-23-12) Kafar Zayta | Hama | (+18) AbdelHameed Al-Bakour Severely Tortured by Assad Forces
27 Feb
Mustafa Khalifa. Al-Qawqa’a [The Shell].
Book Review: A Memoir-Novel of Tadmur Military Prison Khalifa_img01 Mustafa Khalifa. Al-Qawqa’a [The Shell]. Beirut: Dar al-Adab (http://adabmag.com/books), 2008. By Shareah Taleghani In 2001, following the release of several hundred political prisoners, the Syrian government ordered the closure of its most notorious detention center—Tadmur Military Prison. Located in the desert near the ancient site of [...]
