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When Cells Speak: book documents memos of Syrian detainees

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The book "When Cells Speak" recounts the stories of 52 martyrs who died under torture in Assad's prisons. Between its pages, the true meaning of the suffering of the martyrs and detainees of the Syrian regime is revealed; they were not merely figures and numbers but they were...

In Syrian prisons, Mother's Day a chance for more torture

(Zaman Al Wasl)- In the third part of Aida al-Haj Yousif’s memos, the former female detainee tells how the Syrian security turned the Mother’s Day into a bitter memory.  Mother’s Day feast has eclipsed itself from Syria ever since the outbreak of the revolution...

700 refugees return to Syria: Lebanese General Security

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Over 700 Syrian refugees headed back to Syria Monday from Lebanon, in the latest of such returns organized by the General Security, the Lebanese Daily Star reported. Over the past few weeks, about 2000 Syrian refugees have returned to Syria, most of the refugees...

Far from home, a Syrian rebel group starts over

Syrian rebels forced from their towns when government forces retook eastern Ghouta near Damascus are starting over in the far north, aiming to build hundreds of homes for displaced fighters and civilians on opposition-held land near the Turkish border. Jaish al-Islam, one of Syria’s most...