Syria
23 August 2011
Events in Libya will have ramifications for the movement in Syria.
16 August 2011
The brutality of the Syrian state—and the rebellion of the Syrian people—seem to know no bounds.
09 August 2011
The Syrian state has killed more than 2,000 people over the past five months.
02 August 2011
In a grainy video posted recently on Youtube, a group of Syrian army officers announced their defection to the "popular revolution".
19 July 2011
Government troops launched brutal attacks on several towns and cities across Syria last weekend.
12 July 2011
The US claims to back the movement against the Syrian regime. But in reality it wants to stabilise the situation for its own benefit.
05 July 2011
The Syrian resistance is organising for the next stage of the battle to defeat the government.
14 June 2011
According to the West, Syria is a "rogue" state that has interests in developing weapons of mass destruction and supports terrorism.
14 June 2011
The mass revolt in Syria is under brutal attack from the Syrian state. And circling in the background are Western governments looking to increase their dominance in the region.
07 June 2011
Israeli soldiers murdered 23 people last Sunday during protests against its occupation of Syria’s Golan Heights. They injured another 350 protesters.
07 June 2011
Syrian security forces mutinied in the northern town of Jisrash Shugur on Monday.
24 May 2011
Women are playing a vital role in the uprising in Syria.
10 May 2011
The uprising in Syria against Bashar al-Assad’s regime continues despite repression that has reportedly claimed some 800 lives.
03 May 2011
Rebels in Syria are still protesting on the streets despite a brutal government crackdown.
26 April 2011
The Syrian government’s crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations will not keep the country’s people silent.
12 April 2011
Syrian protests face violence
The past week has been a bloody one for those resisting the regime in Syria.
05 April 2011
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, like other Arab rulers, is determined to cling onto power in the face of the spreading revolts across the region. So far, that has meant killing more than 60 people in the first fortnight of protests.
29 March 2011
Mass protests have rocked the Syrian regime. The cabinet resigned on Tuesday and the "state of emergency" legislation is to be lifted.
22 February 2011
Bahrain: assault rifles, tear gas, ammunition, aircraft partsEgypt: bombs, missiles, body armourLibya: ammunition, tear gas, crowd control equipmentYemen: body armour, ammunitionAlgeria: combat helicoptersTunisia: gun parts Kuwait: military software, anti-riot shieldsMorocco: bomb partsSyria: ammunitionLebanon: body armour, shotgunsJordan: armoured vehicles, gun parts, gas mask filtersUnited
07 October 2010
The fifth Viva Palestina convoy from Britain is nearing Gaza. Human rights lawyer and socialist Jim Nichol reports from the convoy: