Syrian Free Press

Syrian Free Press
Founded	February 19, 2011
Focus	Human rights
Location	Syria;
Method	News reporting
Volunteers	15
Website	www.syrianfreepress.com

The Syrian Free Press is a non-profit news organization that covers the latest events in Syria. It was created in early 2011 to support the 2011 Syrian uprising.^[1] The organization interface is in Arabic but it covers some news in English.

History

The organization was formed by a coalition of many Syrian human rights activists and professionals from different specializations solely to support the uprising of Syrian people since mid February.^[1]

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".^[1]

Media coverage

Many videos released by the organization are published by mainstream media stations, such as Al Jazeera,^[2]^[3]^[4] CNN and France24.
EAWV^[5]
TGCOM^[6]
Dradio DE interview^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "About Syrian Free Press". Archived from the original on 2017-03-23.
^ "Syria Live Blog - May 14 | Al Jazeera Blogs". blogs.aljazeera.net. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14.
^ "Unknown".^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Unknown".^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "EA WorldView - Home - Syria, Yemen, Libya (and Beyond) LiveBlog: The Bizarre Collapse of an Agreement". www.enduringamerica.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
^ "Siria, scoperte fosse comuni a Deraa - Mondo". www.tgcom24.mediaset.it. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
^ Radio broadcast fragment. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-06-11.

External links

Official website
In German: Social Media Revolution!, Svenja Siegert, Journalist Online
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

[about-1] "About Syrian Free Press". Archived from the original on 2017-03-23.

[2] "Syria Live Blog - May 14 | Al Jazeera Blogs". blogs.aljazeera.net. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14.

[3] "Unknown".^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[4] "Unknown".^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[5] "EA WorldView - Home - Syria, Yemen, Libya (and Beyond) LiveBlog: The Bizarre Collapse of an Agreement". www.enduringamerica.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.

[6] "Siria, scoperte fosse comuni a Deraa - Mondo". www.tgcom24.mediaset.it. Retrieved 2019-06-11.

[7] Radio broadcast fragment. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-06-11.

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Founded	February 19, 2011 (2011-02-19)
Focus	Human rights
Location	Syria
Method	News reporting
Volunteers	15^[1]
Website	www.syrianfreepress.com