Tag: Douma @en
Who’s Afraid of Razan Zaitouneh? – Karam Nachar
There was a time, not too long ago, when a young woman headed one of the largest networks of Syrian activists working against the Assad regime. She had blue eyes and uncovered blond hair; she spoke English and held a degree in law; and she was a staunch secularist. But…
Razan Zeitouneh’s missing light – Reem Zeitouneh
Ten months have passed and Razan’s email light is still red! It was not easy for me to hear; I did not believe it, and I do not want to believe. Only the idea that Razan disappeared in the Eastern Ghouta area in Duma close to Damascus – at the…
Catherine Ashton demands release of Razan Zaitouneh
A week ago human rights lawyer and activist Razan Zaitouneh was abducted together with three of the closest collegues from their office in Douma, Eastern Ghouta, close to Damascus. Today, Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, demanded her immediate and unconditioned release. In 2011 Razan…
Daraa: Building a New Syrian State
When Syrians first rose against the Assad tyranny they believed they could topple the regime while keeping the state intact. What they had not foreseen was that the regime’s concentration of power made it impossible to topple one without the other. Thus, when the regime forces left an area, all…