There is a lot of misinformation circulating about Syria at the moment. Some of it seems coordinated and specifically designed to stoke sectarian strife and spread fear in our communities. The guys at Verify Syria are doing a fantastic job debunking some of it but have limited resources. https://verify-sy.com/en
A really important interview with Noura Ghazi of No Photo Zone about the challenges and problems surrounding the liberation of Assad's prisons
My timeline is filled with videos showing Syrians cleaning their neighbourhoods, re-painting buildings & planting trees across the country. This is the spirit of the revolution. Syrians will together re-build their country, one they can take pride in. Video is from Deraa
The Kurdish struggle is central to Syria's future https://www.newarab.com/opinion/kurdish-struggle-central-syrias-future
The new Syrian minister for Women's Affairs, Aisha Al Debs (the only female minister) has already caused outrage amongst Syrians for controversial views including: "I urge women not to surpass the priorities of their inherent nature as created by God, her nurturing role in the family" & "I will not allow space for those who disagree with my views [on women's affairs]."
After storming the prisons and freeing the detainees, the SNHR estimates that over 112,414 individuals are still forcibly disappeared at the hands of the Assad regime. Where are they? What happened to them? Syrians want to know and demand justice. https://snhr.org/blog/2024/12/28/opening-detention-centers-has-revealed-the-still-going-humanitarian-catastrophe-over-112414-individuals-are-still-forcibly-disappeared-at-the-hands-of-the-assad-regime/
"A free Syria will require more than removing a dictatorβ€”it will demand the collective patience and will to rebuild something new."
The women at today's protest for the detainees in Damascus express the pain and anguish of countless Syrian families. We want justice for the detainees, to know their fate and for the criminals that imprisoned, tortured and killed them to be held accountable.
A hero's welcome for Raghid Ahmed Al-Tatari, Syria's longest serving political prisoner. A former military pilot he was imprisoned by Hafez Al Assad in 1981 for refusing to bomb civilians in Hama. He was recently freed.
Man returns to Syria and is reunited with his mother after 50 years of forced exile due to the Assad regime.