The Syrian Free Press is a

non-profit A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, not-for-profit organization, or simply a nonprofit, is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public, or so ...

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that covers the latest events in

Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...

. It was created in early 2011 to support the

2011 Syrian uprising The Syrian revolution, also known as the Syrian Revolution of Dignity, was a series of mass protests and civilian uprisings throughout Syria – with a subsequent violent reaction by the Ba'athist regime – lasting from 15 March 2011 to 8 De ...

. The organization interface is in

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but it covers some news in English.

History

The organization was formed by a coalition of many Syrian

human rights activist A human rights defender or human rights activist is a person who, individually or with others, acts to promote or protect human rights. They can be journalists, environmentalists, whistleblowers, trade unionists, lawyers, teachers, housing campai ...

s and professionals from different specializations solely to support the uprising of Syrian people since mid February.

Goals

* "Provide a clear picture on the current Syrian events." * "Communicate on larger scale with many opposition groups to support Syrian people protests." * "Document the criminal acts of Syrian government against its people with support of different human right activists and groups."

Political views

Syrian Free Press does support "the freedom of expression which is the foundation of its organization". It is aiming to "achieve a real democratic system in Syria which will guarantee all Syrian people equal rights and prevent the misuse and abuse of power".

Media coverage

* Many videos released by the organization are published by mainstream media stations, such as

Al Jazeera Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN; , ) is a private-media conglomerate headquartered in Wadi Al Sail, Doha, funded in part by the government of Qatar. The network's flagship channels include Al Jazeera Arabic and Al Jazeera English, which pro ...

CNN Cable News Network (CNN) is a multinational news organization operating, most notably, a website and a TV channel headquartered in Atlanta. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable ne ...

and

France24 France 24 ( in French) is a French state-owned publicly funded international news television network based in Paris. Its channels, broadcast in French, English, Arabic and Spanish, are aimed at the overseas market. Based in the Paris suburb ...

. * EAWV * TGCOM * Dradio DE interview

References

External links

Official website
* In German

* In German
Videos zeigen angeblich die Brutalität des syrischen Regimes
(Videos allegedly show the brutality of the Syrian regime), from January Derrer, 2011-06-15 {{DEFAULTSORT:Syrianfreepress 2011 in Syria 2012 in Syria Human rights organizations based in Syria News agencies based in Syria Organizations of the Syrian civil war