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May 2013

Opposition Coalition Releases ‘Fighter, not Killer’ Ads

The Syrian National Coalition, in coordination with Geneva Call, has released a series of Internet and television advertisements aiming to educate Syrians about the rules of warfare and human rights.

Moderate opposition leader Says High Hopes for Geneva Conference

The National Coordination Commission for Democratic Change (NCC), Hassan Abdulazim said Monday the group will propose new ideas and to the regional and international participate in proposed international conference to solve the Syrian crisis.

Carrying the Pen Before the Sword in Raqqa

In the education sector, a campaign was launched called ‘I will not leave my school’. It was planned by the different youth bodies to reopen schools, including a team called ‘The Eye of the City’.

Syria: Catholics Join Islamist Fighters

Visitors crossing from Turkey to Ras al-Ayn, a sleepy border town in eastern Syria, are now welcomed by the unlikeliest of characters: a Catholic member of what is considered an extremist Islamist rebel group.

Speaking with a Martyr’s Mother

Mariam Hallaq is one of tens of thousands of women who lost their sons or daughters in the Syrian revolution. Her son Ayham was killed by security agents and shabeeha when he was arrested from his Medical School in Damascus University. He was 23. Below is an interview with the grieving mother.

Who’s who: Ghassan Hitto

A profile of Ghassan Hitto, the recently-elected head of the Syrian opposition interim government.

Statement: Rights Activists Face Terrorism Charges

19 regional and international human rights organizations urge the international community to exert pressure on the Syrian authorities to release activist Mazen Darwish and two of his colleagues from the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression