Maher Akraa
@maherakraa
A narrative may color reality, but truth is colorless. Design Researcher / Journalist | PhD Student at @UZH_en @uzh_ikmz | Research Associate at @hslu
🧵 1: Overview Years before Assad's regime fell, reports like Amnesty International’s ‘Stop the Torture and Horror in Syria’s Prisons’ (2016) ©AI and the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) ©SNHR 2019 documentation of 72 torture methods across 50 detention centers exposed…
I strongly agree. In fact, I deeply support every word. I urge everyone to reflect on @RamiJarrah message, a voice that has always stood with the oppressed and sacrificed so much for Syria’s freedom. We demand justice now. I especially stress the need to build a national…
The past few days have been horrific, and many are still trying to make sense of what has unfolded. The state must demonstrate its commitment to preventing such harm against civilians becoming a recurring norm. To that end, I believe the following (concurrent) steps must be…
بعد أن شاهدتُ العشرات من الفيديوهات وقرأتُ العديد من المنشورات، وتبادلنا مئات المكالمات مع الأصدقاء حول واقعنا في سوريا اليوم، توقفت للحظة لأتساءل: ماذا فعلنا نحن السوريين حتى وصلنا إلى هذا المستوى من العنف والتوحّش في القتل والإذلال؟ لماذا هذه التوحش والقتل والتنكيل وكلّ أنواع…
1/5 After dozens of videos, countless posts, and hundreds of calls about today’s Syria, I paused to ask: How did we sink into such brutal violence and humiliation? Why this savagery killing, maiming, and insulting our humanity? The massacres in Sweida against Druze and Bedouin…
1/🧵A damming report has come out: "Syria’s government, including the Defense Ministry and president’s office, did not respond to a detailed summary of the findings of the report or questions from Reuters about the role of gov. forces in the massacres." reuters.com/investigations…
With the 54-year Assad family dictatorship finally over, what foundations will secure a peaceful Syria? Join us to explore this at Polit-Forum Bern’s @PolitForumBern panel: Syria after Assad: What is Needed for Peace? I’ll be speaking alongside Zaher Al Jamous @ZaherAljamous…
March 15 – The Syrian Revolution: A Struggle for Freedom and Dignity Today marks 14 years since the Syrian people took to the streets, demanding freedom, dignity, and justice. What began in the cities of Daraa, Homs, Damascus, Aleppo, and beyond was not just a protest—it was a…
The Syrian presidency's announcement of an independent committee to investigate the recent events in the coastal region may seem like a positive step toward uncovering the truth and achieving justice. However, for this initiative to be credible, the committee must operate with…
Everyone who participated in sectarian incitement and hate speech on social media or in public spaces prior to the massacre in the Syrian coast bears responsibility for its consequences. Likewise, journalists, activists, and defenders of Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, who played a role…
Syria Between Violence and Collapse: The Need for a State, Not FactionsAfter the fall of the Assad regime, the state we dreamed of did not materialize; instead, chaos and division persisted. I've contacted relatives and friends on the Syrian coast, and what I heard was…
🧵 (1/15) Imagine risking your life daily to document evidence of potential war crimes. That’s exactly what “Caesar” did—until he recently uncovered his true identity: First Warrant Officer Farid Al-Mazhhan, a Syrian from Daraa who once led forensic evidence at the Military…