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- Syrian_Hurriyat abstract "The Syrian Hurriyat claims to be the first underground newspaper in Syria published after the Syrian uprising. The 12-page newspaper has been published weekly since late August. It was founded by young Syrians living inside Syria and in exile in Europe, features writing from a dozen activists around the globe. News reports, editorials, cartoons – it’s got all the standard fixtures of a weekly newspaper.Later on its even gone online and some of the articles are translated into English. However, the priority is the newspaper itself, say its editors, because many in Syria do not have access to an Internet connection. Therefore, the printed version of the newspaper is widely distributed in major cities in Syria, such as Damascus(the capital), Homs and Aleppo.The 12-pages weekly newspaper (as it was launched at first)is edited by pioneer reporters, defied the long-felt fear by Syrian journalists, to express the voice of the people taking the streets. "Hurriyat" aims to connect with all segments of the Syrian society, particularly those supportive of the regime. In addition to providing a review of the week’s events on the streets in Syria, it offers analysis of the current economic and social sectors in Syrian cities and towns, and a forecast of developments in both these sectors in the near and far futures, along with the simultaneous development in the Syrian political sector.“We want to motivate protesters and keep their spirits high … but also give all Syrians an alternative to the mainstream, state-controlled media”. Says Kareem Lailah, editor-in-chief of Hurriyat. “our publishing approach is based on the instantaneous changes on the Syrian streets, where reports and investigations are subject to the vision of the street, particularly the so-called ‘silent majority,’ which is not ‘silent’ in reality, but instead has an opinion and a vision, which are taking shape every day and must be taken into account". Says Kareem Lailah.Hurriyat has being also initiating and participating in several human rights campaigns and defending freedom of speech, calling for release of detained journalists everywhere within the Arab Spring countries by issuing statements, writing letters and signing petitions. A well known event initiated by Hurriyat was "Campaign to document the crime of the regime against humanity", to verify evidences and document war crimes of Syrian regime of Assad against the Syrian population.Weeks after its launch, Syrian Hurriyat has extended its content on 16 then 20 pages of written materials, include articles, knowledge-rich analysis on peaceful struggle, cartoons, photos and Social media based content.* Hurriyat in the media:France 24 - 21/11/2011Activists take big risks to deliver underground newspaper in SyriaThey ring the doorbell – and run away. But these masked men are no pranksters. In cities throughout Syria, they furtively go from door to door to distribute their underground, anti-government newspaper. Syrian Hurriyat – “hurriyat” means “freedoms” in Arabic – has just published its fourteenth issue. The 12-page newspaper has been published weekly since late August. It was founded by young Syrians living in exile in Europe, but also features writing from a dozen activists inside Syria. News reports, editorials, cartoons – it’s got all the standard fixtures of a weekly newspaper. Recently it’s even gone online and some of the articles are translated into English. However, the priority is the newspaper itself, say its editors, because many in Syria do not have access to an Internet connection.Video posted to YouTube by Syrian Hurriyat.Activists film themselves distributing newspapers. According to Syrian Hurriyat's editor, this scene took place in Damascus.“We want to motivate protesters and keep their spirits high … but also give all Syrians an alternative to the mainstream, state-controlled media”Kareem Lailah is Syrian Hurriyat’s editor-in-chief. He lives in exile in Europe."Activists inside Syria distribute our newspaper at random. They knock on all doors, in all sorts of neighbourhoods, not just those where there is a lot of anti-government resentment. In fact, they try to target more pro-government areas when they can.We want to motivate protesters on the ground and keep their spirits high, but we also want to target Syrians who don’t really know what to think about the revolution and give them an alternative to the mainstream, state-controlled media.We hope that even those who find the newspaper outside their door and don’t want to read it might still catch a glimpse of a cool cartoon, one that tells a message we want to deliver.We know it’s risky. But protesters risk their lives every day, and they keep on protesting. Personally, I get lots of threatening messages; activists on the ground once got followed by security forces after delivering the newspapers, but no one has been hurt so far.We want to keep growing and reach a larger audience, but we don’t want to lose a single activist to do that. If one of them is caught, he will definitely be killed, because the regime fears thoughts even more than actions. They see those who protest as dangerous, but they see those who think and plan and spread the truth as much more dangerous.Printing the newspaper isn’t easy. We print it inside Syria, in people’s homes, and sometimes manage to smuggle in some of the copies we’ve printed abroad.We mainly distribute in Damascus and Homs, although less in Homs lately because of the security crackdown there. We will soon be distributing in Aleppo, too. Every week, we distribute a couple of thousand copies – as much as our guys are able to print and distribute, really.We have no sponsors. We pay for printing from our own pockets. We have decided not to seek help from any exile groups so as to maintain our editorial independence. We’re all young activists, between 20 and 35, and we just want freedom and a new start for Syria - we can’t be sure what other generations and other groups might want.Our message is simple: freedom is expensive but worth the price.We have gotten fantastic reactions. I read one tweet from someone in Damascus who wrote something like: ‘It’s beautiful to wake up and find Hurriyat on your door… I can smell freedom already.’ That keeps us going.Our newspaper will keep publishing as long as needs be, and, I hope, start publishing freely once the regime is toppled. There will still be lots to write about then – building a new, better society is much harder than toppling a dictator."Activists filmed the newspapers, printed and ready for distribution. Video posted to YouTube by Syrian Hurriyat.".
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