Skip to main content
International report

Underground newspaper against Syrian regime

Issued on:

It is thought around 400 people were killed in Daraya, a town to the south-west of the Syrian capital Damascus, during the last weekend of August. The town has a history of opposition to the regime. In January, a group of activists created an underground weekly newspaper. They named it Enab Baladi, Grapes of my country after the famous grapes of Daraya. RFI met some of the activists in Lebanon.

In Daraya, southwest of Damascus, some 320 bodies were found in houses and basements. Activists say most had been killed "execution-style" by troops in house-to-house raids.
In Daraya, southwest of Damascus, some 320 bodies were found in houses and basements. Activists say most had been killed "execution-style" by troops in house-to-house raids. Reuters/Shaam News Network/Handout
Others episodes
Page not found

The content you requested does not exist or is not available anymore.