Following a series of discussions concerning the methods of establishing dialogues amongst the Syrian people, the ‘Forum for Knowledge and Free Expression’ was established on Monday 23rd September in collaboration with the Center for Civil Society and Democracy in Syria’s (CCSDS) Suwar magazine and Hounta. The forum aims at fulfilling the growing need for places
Read MoreAlthough we now hear guns more than peaceful chants in Syria, and while the news of armed rebellion overshadows discussion of nonviolent resistance, a subtle everyday survival activism performed by civic groups, especially women, keeps the movement alive. “The day I left prison, I got invited to attend a memorial service for one of those
Read MoreSyrian rebels accuse Human Rights Watch of ‘propaganda’ after the group detailed alleged atrocities by opposition forces. A report by Human Rights Watch outlining crimes committed by rebel forces against civilians in Latakia province has been met with denials and anger by some Syrian rebels, with posts on social media calling it a “hypocrisy” and
Read MoreFRIDAY FILE – AWID interviewed Rajaa Altalli, co-founder and Public Relations Director from the Center for Civil Society and Democracy in Syria (CCSDS) about the impacts of Syria’s humanitarian crisis on women, their priority shift from revolution to survival, and how, amongst all the bloodshed, some Syrian women are organizing for their role in a
Read MoreBetween late-August and mid-September 2013, the Center for Civil Society and Democracy in Syria (CCSDS) ran three workshops in Gaziantep, Turkey for female Syrian field activists. The three workshops were conducted in collaboration with The Institute for Inclusive Security and The Creative Associates International. Each workshop lasted five days and all were dedicated to increasing
Read MoreA report by Human Rights Watch outlining crimes committed by rebel forces against civilians in Latakia province has been met with denials and anger by some Syrian rebels, with posts on social media calling it a “hypocrisy” and “misleading propaganda.” The international humanitarian group has vigilantly documented human rights abuses in Syria since the conflict
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