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A Syrian Activist’s Accounts of Torture

(Photo: syriana2011)

A Syrian activist recounts the torture of a teenager by authorities of the regime.

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How Social Media is Helping Name Protests in Syria

Syria Protest Poster

How “Day of Departure” protests get their name.

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Fresh Protests Erupt in Syria

Syrian refugees in Turkey  (BBC Video)

Many Syrians continue to flee into Turkey because of the government crackdown.

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Syrians Who Fight Back With Satire

FreedomWoBas YouTube video

There is a virtual explosion of satire in the protest movement right now

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Inside Syria

BBC journalist Sue Lloyd-Roberts defied the ban on foreign journalists and traveled to Damascus undercover

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Assad Blames ‘Saboteurs’ for Protests in Syria

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

After Assad’s speech there were reports of further protests in several Syrian cities.

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What Really Happened in the Town of Jisr al-Shughur

Protester with Syrian flag (flickr image: Maggie Osama)

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Monday that criminals are behind the deaths of some 120 Syrian security forces. Witnesses have a different story.

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Hugo Chavez and the Arab Spring

Hugo Chavez (Photo: José Cruz/ABr)

Venezuela’s leader sees himself as a champion of the people but in the Mideast, he is siding with dictators

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The Future of the Arab Spring

George Joffe

With a stalemate in Libya, where is the ‘Arab Spring’ headed?

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Syria Refugee Crisis

Syrian refugees in Turkey  (BBC Video)

More than 5,000 Syrians have crossed into Turkey and more are waiting to follow.

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Blogger Tom MacMaster Apologizes But Defends ‘Gay Girl in Damascus’ Hoax

Tom Macmaster (Facebook Image)

American student Tom MacMaster says the blog had been a fiction but that the facts it contained were true.

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Syrians Flee Northwestern Town as Army Seeks Revenge

A sign over a burned car says: "Caution! You are in Baniyas, not in Israel." Another says: "Down with the regime." (Photo: syriana2011)

Syrians flee to Turkey as the army takes its revenge against the town of Jisr Al-Shughur.

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The Specter of Syrian Civil War

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad

As the violence escalates in Syria, there’s fear of sectarian civil war.

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Syrian Town Braces for Attack

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A Syrian town faces assault after members of the security forces were reported killed there.

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Golan Heights Incident: Israel denies ‘over reaction’

Golan Heights incident (BBC video)

Israel has accused Syria of encouraging violence at the Golan Heights cease-fire line.

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