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Assad’s upside-down Syria

Syrian president’s speech about “outlaws” leading a revolt strongly contradicts what activists call peaceful protests.

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Army ‘cracking’ amid crackdown

Testimonies from defected soldiers give a dramatic insight into the split apparently emerging in the security forces.

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Love in a time of torture

A young man’s account of sadistic torture in a Syrian secret prison, and how a girl’s note helped him through his pain.

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Tortured and killed: Hamza al-Khateeb, age 13

The mutilation and death in custody of a 13-year-old child has sparked further furious protests in Syrian city of Daraa.

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Crackdown: Why did Fawaz die?

Secret police are raiding hospitals to round up people who were injured during anti-government protests.

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Assad’s regime of torture

President Assad reaffirms his father’s legacy by quelling dissent with brute force.

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Kurds hope for unity and justice

After years of Kurdish exclusion in Syria by the ruling Baath regime, there is hope for unity and justice once again.

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Deraa under siege

Residents of town besieged by the army paint picture of chaos fuelled by secret police.

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Doctors face government wrath

Three doctors reportedly arrrested for treating wounded protesters amid security crackdown.

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Enforced disappearances

At least 221 Syrians have gone missing in past three days of the violent crackdown, a rights group says.

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