A new prison massacre?
The ‘Syrian Human Rights Committee’ report, from eye witness accounts in Hama, of a massacre committed in Hama’s central prison, during which the prison was shelled, resulting in the northern section of the [...]
Tag Archives: Hama
Claims of an armed insurrection in Hama
Syrian state television have broadcast footage of what it claims are armed men in Hama and another video of security personnel being thrown into the Orontes river, after supposedly being [...]
The Deraa solution for Hama
The Syrian regime has sent in military and armed security personnel into the city of Hama, other than similar crack-downs in the Horan province (the town of Herak), Bo Kamal, [...]
Hama is still under siege, as the regime negotiates with its inhabitants
The city of Hama is still under-siege by tanks and soldiers stationed at its outskirts. In the city, citizens have put up makeshift barriers in their neighbourhoods, to guard against [...]
Why did the US ambassador visit Hama?
US ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, visited Hama on 8/7/2011; protests on the day of his visit emphasised a message of no dialogue with the regime. It is not clear [...]
Hama: a revolution of change, not revenge
Below is a video summary, with pictures, of the 1982 Hama massacre. The massacre was orchestrated by the brother of Hafeth al-Assad, Rif’at al-Assad. Despite the horrific nature of the [...]
Largest demonstration in Hama alarms the regime
The city of Hama has seen the largest single demonstration, since the beginning of the uprising. This video shows the size of the demonstration in the city’s main square, with [...]
Eye witness account of the Hama massacre
As protests continue in Syria, it is important to return to the Hama massacre in 1982. Those responsible for this massacre are still in prominent positions in Syria, while Rif’at [...]
