‘FREEDOM’S EYE’S’ (عيون الحرية) - Incredible compilation of video’s shot by the brave citizen journalists of Syria. Many have died and many more have been injured trying to show the world the horrific crimes that Assad’s forces have and are committing.
Thanks @Homsae
AS THEY FILM THE SHELLING OF HOMS - THE MEDIA CENTER COMES UNDER ATTACK WHILE FILMING. Homs (Beyadah): Apr 15, 2012 - A shell from a Russian made and supplied T-72 tank hits their location as they film from the de-facto media center in the neighborhood of Beyadah, Homs. The citizen-journalist filming is in shock as he realizes how close they came when he films the hole int he wall where the shell landed.
He shouts out a coming phrase said across Syria now “God Will Suffice Me!” … because the world has turned their back on the people of Syria.
Thanks @Mou2amara
Activists News Association (ANA) brings us a channel dedicated to the Syrian Revolution. Follow all the latest events in Syria via this channel - includes many live events.
Thanks @AlexanderPageSY and @edwardedark
As thousands of Syrian protesters have poured into the streets to call for the end to autocratic rule, some Syrians have been tasked with a more specific work: to topple the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
Using mobile phones and small cameras everyday, a group of Syrians have risked their lives to film crackdowns on protesters by the government’s armed and security forces. The images have been uploaded on websites such as Facebook and YouTube to keep the world informed of events during this difficult time in many parts of the country.
As the government continues to bar foreign reporters from entering Syria, the role of social media users — who are often referred to as citizen journalists — have proven highly effective.
One of their goals seems to have already been achieved: The government is exercising restraint by not killing as many people as it might have in the absence of the social networking websites.
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