Russia and the Left
What explains the enthusiasm in certain quarters of the left for Vladimir Putin and Russia? Why do some cheer on Russian bombing in Syria, dismissing out of hand the evidence from Physicians for Human Rights, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch1 that they...
Statement by Iranian Activists Opposed to Iran’s Intervention in Syria
January 1, 2017 We the undersigned, are ashamed of all the pain and suffering brought upon the innocent people of Syria. For the past few years, all the expansionist states of the world from the East and the West have descended upon the Syrian people. In the face of...
Popular Protests Follow Partial Ceasefire in Syria
The latest protests reveal that as soon as there is even a partial cessation of bombing by the regime and its allies, what remains of the Syrian revolution tries to reemerge. December 31, 2016 Joseph Daher and Frieda Afary Two weeks after the fall of Eastern Aleppo...
The Fall of Eastern Aleppo & Its Consequences
The fall of Aleppo may be the final nail in the coffin for Syria’s orphaned revolution. An Assadist victory means the end of Aleppo’s civil democratic experiment, once a beacon of hope. It means the possible arrest of hundreds more civil society activists, medical and...
List of Progressive & Democratic Syrian Opposition Groups, Individuals, Websites
Reach out and contact these groups, individuals and websites to help Syrians who are still fighting for justice and human rights. This is a long list. Please scroll down to the end and past the graphics. Joseph Daher December 20, 2016 Al-Jumhurriya website, Yassin...