Tabstal i Syrien vokser:
Tæt på 900 dræbte har Assad på samvittigheden
JERUSALEM (13.05.2011): Jeg har ikke tid til at skrive en lang analyse, men jeg pines over at se, hvad der sker inde i Syrien i disse uger. Blot for at der i det mindste skal være lidt af en opdatering her på hjemmesiden, videresender jeg her helt ucensureret det, jeg de sidste to dage har modtaget fra Rami Nakhleh, den syriske demokrati-aktivist jeg for nylig besøgte i Beirut og fra hans aktivistvenner inde i Syrien. (Enkelte ting, som er helt på arabisk har jeg ikke medtaget).
Jeg har også dårlig samvittighed fordi det ikke er lykkedes mig at komme ind i Syrien for at dække det, der er sket. Samtidig ville jeg sikkert også have været bange, hvis jeg først var kommet ind. De syriske myndigheder er helt uden skrupler.
En journalist fra den engelske afdeling af Al Jazeera havde, mens jeg også selv forsøgte at komme over grænsen, held til at snige sig ind i Syrien under foregivende af at være turist. Hun forsvandt. Nu er det kommet frem, at hun blev arresteret af de syriske sikkerhedsstyrker.
Dotothy Parvaz er hendes navn, og hun har både amerikansk og canadisk statsborgerskab. Men nu er det lige kommet frem, at Syrien, fordi Dorothy er født i Iran, i sidste uge sendte hende til Teheran og udleverede hende til de iranske myndigheder.
Så når man ser, hvordan Bashar al-Assad –regimet behandler udenlandske journalister, kan det ikke undre, at det overhovedet ikke tænker to gange, når det handler om at meje sin egen befolkning ned.
Sidst jeg talte med Rami, fortalte han, at alle dem, der i Syrien i disse uger kæmper imod diktaturet, føler sig ret ene og alene. Som om resten af verden ikke bekymrer sig om dem, og det kunne han ikke forstå.
Bortset fra nogle ret ligegyldige og virkningsløse sanktioner fra EU’s side, gør Vesten så godt som ingenting for at hjælpe demonstranterne i Syrien, der kæmper for nøjagtigt de samme rettigheder, som befolkningerne tidligere har gjort i Tunesien, Egypten, Libyen og andre steder i den arabiske verden.
Hvor er alle de kæmpe protestdemonstrationer, der altid vælter ud i europæiske hovedstæder, når Israel forbryder sig imod palæstinenserne? Interessant at mange kun synes at blive ophidsede, hvis det er israelere, der holder staven eller har fingeren på aftrækkeren. Ingen af de højtråbende europæiske retskafne mennesker, der påstår at de kæmper for menneskerettigheder og individets ukrænkelighed synes at bekymre sig synderligt, når det er syriske regeringsstyrker, der massakrerer uskyldige civile.
Lad mig blot lige, inden jeg kopierer materialet fra Rami og hans venner over på siden, komme med denne sidste afsluttende bemærkning:
Syrien stiller op til en plads i FNs Menneskeretsråd!!!
Lige nu har Kuwait og Syrien besluttet, at Kuwait tager Syriens plads i år. Men i 2013 vil Syrien så stille op i stedet for Kuwait. Hvis det ikke allerede var så tragisk, ville det nærmest være komisk. Men det siger lidt om realitetssansen i Damaskus. (Og måske siger det også noget om FN).
13.05.2011 – 14:05 – Syria Update 1
Just after the Friday prayer ended protesters took the streets in Hama, Homs,Qameshli, Amouda, Daraa, Damascus, Al Rastan, Derbaseyeh, Edlib, Lattakia, Aleppo, DeirAlzor, Aleppo(country side), Qatna (suburb of Damascus) and Alkeswah (Damascus suburbs), and Raqqa.
Gun Fire!!! Despite the fact that the Government was promising that there will be no shooting on this Friday, we have confirmed reports that security forces did shoot in Daraa and Homs. However we don’t have any reports yet if people got injured.
After a brutal week which was filled with blood and massive arrest the Syrian took the streets and insist on demanding to lift the siege on all the cities and chant to topple the regime and for freedom as well the strategy the government is using to freak people out is NOT working we will never stop we will never turn back till this regime is down.
We will continue updating you.
Live Twitter in English:
http://twitter.com/#!/SyrianJasmine
http://twitter.com/#!/MalathAumran
Arabic twitter
https://twitter.com/#!/ZainSyr
Videos
Alzahrah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah-5RzSp8gA
Homs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOl69sbEI8I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O19o_FCx2Kk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NeZMSFYHBQ&feature=channel_video_title
Hamah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ9A-8WKc7g&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpm06cygEnE
Edlib
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKFVJFC90dw
Bokamal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG7X9h5jqXc&feature=share
Damascus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLBlqwe7Auo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjV_HrjLm1U&feature=channel_video_title
Qameshli
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loPq95CCK3A
13.05.2011 – 09:39 – Friday Protests
Dear Journalists,
Starting the 9th week of protests and expecting big protest Today Friday, May 13. 2011 we would like to provide you with some background information ,what we expect today and a selection of English/Arabic Twitter Accounts / youtube Channels and pictures. For important urgent news, see Twitter recommendations below.and always check our facebook page http://on.fb.me/jLg5v3
If you have any question or request you can always contact us at syrianjas@gmail.com or malath.aumran@gmail.com
Background, Facts and Figures:
• Day of Protest: Today is the 63th day of demonstration in our beloved Syria.
• Death Toll: So far more than 682 people have been killed by Security Forces and the army, more than 300 of them were killed in the last week. However, this is the number of dead civilian who have been identified only.we didn't included the number of soldiers. We assume that the real number is much higher, since a lot of dead bodies could not be identified yet, and specially that we were not able to get the numbers of Daraa's and it's suburbs martyrs for the past few days.
• Arrest and Torture: Over the last weeks, more than 9500 people have been randomly arrested and tortured. In Daraa and in Banias, Prison- and Torture camps have been set up in the local Football stadium. There are several people who talked to the media and other who are willing to talk about what they faced while they were arrested.
• Under Siege: Three cities are still under siege by Military and security Forces: Daraa and it's suburbs in the south (under siege for 18 days), Duma near Damascus, Moadhamyah, Homs and Baniyas at the coast.
• New strategy by the government: For more than one week the Assad Regime is using mass arrests as a new strategy. Whole Cities or part of towns get surrounded by security forces, power and phone lines get cut off, and secret police goes from house to house to arrest people. After being arrested, people get tortured and be released after some days, so that they can tell others about their horrible experiences. It is the same strategy Iran has used in the green revolution in 2009 to scare people and they think this way the protesters will stop demonstrating.
Expectations for Today:
• We are expecting protest in all major cities as well in a big number of smaller towns.
• However we do not expect big protest in towns that are still under siege.
• Since the beginning of our revolution we were protesting in a peaceful way and will keep it like that till the end.
• We will update you about each city as soon as we get any news.
Twitter, Youtube, Pictures:
For English updated reliable Twitter please check:
https://twitter.com/#!/SyrianJasmine OR https://twitter.com/#!/MalathAumran and for Arabic follow https://twitter.com/#!/ZainSyr
Videos and Footages:
For footage and videos on the protest we recommend the following 4 youtube channels: http://www.youtube.com/user/SHAMSNN http://www.youtube.com/user/fnnsyria2 http://www.youtube.com/user/Syriaisfree1 and http://www.youtube.com/user/All4OurCountry
New Pictures: https://www.facebook.com/malath.aumran
13.05.2011 – 01:19 – Syria News (May 12, 2011)
Homs tonight with all the killing they are facing they are still determined to protest and ask for their freedom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVQ9-G6cZ0g
Banyas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeHb7PIwIWY
Damascus
The activist Wael Alhamadah, husband of the lawyer and human rights activist Razan Zaitouneh was arrested from his work place yesterday 11-5-2011
Military court sentenced political activist Ahmed Matouk to two months in prison over his participation in recent Syrian protests. Matouk was arrested on 10-4-2011 and he's a member of the Socialist Union Party.
Over two hundred detainees, who were detained during the recent protests in Syria, were referred to the Justice Palace in Damascus today after they were subjected to brutal torture in security branches during their detention
The university asked medicine students to sign a declaration that says
I apologize for what I have done to disturb general manner, norms, and good behavior inside the university. I ask for forgiveness and I hereby promise never to do anything that disturbs the norms and morals inside the university and outside it, and never to damage university properties and its equipments and materials, and never to undertake any political activities that does not comply with the laws and rules and regulations. if I ever do any of the afore mentioned then I bare the legal and criminal responsibilitie
s under the law for regulating universities in 2006 and its applied details.
ُEyewitness from Inkel
One eye witness from Inkhel said today that the number of Martyrs in Al-Hara reached 17 since the invasion of the 4th bregade. in Inkhel there are 5 martyrs, 47 wounded, and more than 250 detainee among them are children aged between 15-16 years, shooting is still happening.
Water and electricity are still cut off from Inkhel and Al-Hara, Army and security imposed a 24 hours curfew and didn't allow bread makers to make any bread as they didn't have any Gaz since one month.
the Army was firing using 13.5 machine guns and artillery, two houses were completely destroyed in Inkhel. one of the people in the city assured us that there was army defects and that there were soldiers shielding them from army and security hits. he refused to give out any more details fearing the security service revenge from the families of defected soldiers
Banyas
Heavy shooting from Al Qoz neighbourhood towards Ras Alnabea'. This was accompanied by a hysterical search and arrest campaign in Ras Alnabea' and Ibn Khaldoun streets.
the wave of arrest is still going on and they are even arresting children under 15 years old
Lattakia
Eye witnesses: Mass arrest campaign in Bustan Al samakeh neighbourhood in Lattakia, Security forces thoroughly search all cars around town
13.05.2011 – 00:25 – New Videos from Baniyas
New Videos from Banyas This is What the Assad Regime means by "reforms" killing innocent people, Banyas people were carrying roses the day before the army attacked them they were protesting in such a beautiful peaceful way and this is what they got in return live bullets and some are still asking why are you still protesting???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8lYq6xNRU0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyqSNjDaG9A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lbmRQoP16k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_EkjV2QACc
12.05.2011 – 21:56 – Video from Baniyas
First videos from Banyas we just got few minutes ago
اول مقاطع فيديو من بانياس وصلتنا قبل دقائق
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJGjVkUPptM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbu7duIX6SE&feature=channel_video_title
12.05.2011 – 18:02 – Maher Naqro’s Funeral
Maher Naqro's funeral he's a Christian guy who was killed by the snippers yesterday
people are chanting Muslims and Christian are one hand
we want to topple the regime
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlF__zGqWms&feature=channel_video_title
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqZE69Vd_u4&feature=channel_video_title
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbmbY6bWAa4
12.05.2011 – 17:55 – Video from Daraa
A mother and her son were killed in Daraa a very heartbreaking video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQBFypYfL7c&feature=player_embedded
12.05.2011 – 03:15 - Heartbreaking Pictures from Daraa
95 heartbreaking pictures from our beloved Daraa after the amry and security forces storm the beautiful city
12.05.2011 – 03:09 – Translation Letter First Attorney-General in Damascus
Find attached the English translation of an interesting document ( the original Arabic one attached also), it is a letter dated in May 08, 2011 sent from the head of the political security ( one of the four security intelligences in Syria) to the first Attorney-General in Damascus asking him to actions against the list of these detained persons as a result of “organizing demonstrations, chanting slogans and banners depicting the symbols of the nation”.
You will see in the list of people ( all of them from Daraa) that four or five people from the same family, actually they arrest the whole family members and many of them as the document shows are under 18 years old.
Translation of the letter:
First Attorney-General in Damascus - Date: May 8, 2011
The following names are the detainees:
1. Qasim Mohammed Al-Mahameed, his Mother: Widad, Was born in 1994 Daraa.
2. Eiadeh Amed Al-Mahameed, his Mother: Salmah, was born in 1996 Daraa.
3. Mahmoud Nihad Abu Aoun, his Mother: Hiam, was born in 1996 Daraa.
4. Faisal Abdullah Abu Nabout, his Mother: Amneh, was born in 1968 Daraa.
5. Mahmoud Mohammed Ayash, his Mother: Hifaa, was born in 1984 Daraa.
6. Mohammed Abulwali Ayash, his Mother: Namaa, was born in 1989 Daraa.
7. Mohammed Faisal Ayash, his Mother: Khadija, was born in 1993 Daraa.
8. Omar Mohammed Ayash his Mother: Hifaa, was born in 1988 Daraa.
9. Nadir Ahmed Almasalmani, his Mother: Hamdah, was born in 1983 Daraa.
10. Mussa Anwar Al-Karrad, his Mother: Assma, was born in 1995 Daraa.
11. Farhan Anwar Al-Karrad, his Mother: Assma, was born in 1987 Daraa.
12. Ahmad Anwar Al-Karrad, his Mother: Assma, was born in 1994 Daraa.
13. Mustafa Anwar Al-Karrad, his Mother: Assma, was born in 1988 Daraa.
14. Anwar Ahmed Al-Karrad, his Mother: Fawziah, was born in 1960 Daraa.
15. Mohammed Arsan Ayash, his Mother: Habseh, was born in 1966 Daraa.
16. Raad Abdullah Al-Siasneh, his Mother: Fatimah, was born in 1990 Daraa.
17. Khalid Mohammed Al-Masri, his Mother: Maryam, was born in 1967 Daraa.
18. Mohammed Abullah Qanah, his Mother: Ayshah, was born in 1963 Daraa.
19. Mussa Mussa Al-Masalmeh, his Mother: Zynab, was born in 1979 Daraa.
20. Mohammed Mussa Al-Masalmeh, his Mother: Zynab, was born in 1968 Daraa.
21. Jamal Abdullah Al-Mahmeed, his Mother: Hamdah, was born in 1957 Daraa.
22. Mohammed Jamal Al-Mahameed, his Mother: Samirah, was born in 1981 Daraa.
23. Mahmoud Mohammed Al-Mahameed, his Mother: Widad, was born in 1973 Daraa.
24. Mohammed Jumaa Mahmoud Al-Mahameed, his Mother: Tuffaha, was born in 1969 Daraa.
25. Ibrahim Mustafa Al-Mahmeed, his Mother: Amal, was born in 1985 Daraa.
26. Mahmoud Issa Al-Salti Alkarrad, his Mother: Khaldieh, was born in 1957 Daraa.
27. Bader Issa Al-Salti, his Mother: Khaldieh, was born in 1967 Daraa.
As a result of organizing demonstrations, chanting slogans and banners depicting the symbols of the nation; certain laws and actions were taken against them.
Please receive them and conduct the necessary legal action against them with the knowledge that they have been detained since 05.02.2011
Head of the Political Security
12.05.2011 – 02:54 – Important Eye Witness Account
Very important:
Must watch an eyewitness talking about what happened on the way from Lebanon and how the security forces fired at them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2GU0ojcZyE&feature=player_embedded#at=158
12.05.2011 – 02:03 – Videos from Syria
Aleppo tonight May,11.2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnYW3oadLqU
Barzeh tonight May,11.2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSkZICkYtX8
Homs, Talbesah tonight May,11.2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YLDjSdqwpk
Homs, Khaldeyah tonight May,11.2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Owr3h4T7XCY
Army in Jasem,Daraa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAt53FM88ek
