On 25 Feb, SBC hosted Ra’ed Saleh, Head of White Helmets, in an in-person conversation. Saleh talked about the efforts made by his team in order to help saving civilians lives. For an hour, Saleh talked about the work of the White Helmets, how it was founded at the end of 2012 from several voluntary teams and how it contributed to protecting…
On 23 February, SBC organised a round-table discussion with Kinan Rahmani. SBC invited a group of Syrian activists in London. The aim of this discussion was to learn from the experience of Syrian activists in the US and also to explore areas of work and opportunities on how to develop advocacy and activism in the UK. Kenan Rahmani is a Syrian-American attorney…
On Sunday, 16 Feb, SBC e-participated in a press conference hosted by the Syrian American Council (SAC) at Hydara Park in Reyhanlı. Members of many groups, political and humanitarian, stood together to support the Global Solidarity with Idlib showing solidarity with the hundreds of thousands of displaced Syrian civilians across the border in Idlib. SBC participated in supporting and telling them that…
Please write to your MP by clicking on the link below and copying and pasting the following text into the relevant area. Then kindly share with all your contacts on social media! Re: Protecting civilians in Idlib Dear MP, As your constituent, I am writing to you with regards to civilian protection in Syria, particularly in the northwest. Since last December, the…
Dear Mr. Prime Minister, We are writing to you today regarding the dire humanitarian situation in Idlib, Syria. Since last December, the Syrian regime and its allies have undertaken a vicious assault against civilians in the northwest. The campaign has so far resulted in more than 2,500 casualties and many more injuries. Over half a million people have been forcibly displaced from…
Since last December, the Syrian regime and its allies, have been attacking the last opposition strongholds in northwestern Syria. The ongoing military campaign with the restless aerial bombardments has made advances allowing the regime to take over many areas and large towns in Idlib governorate and the western countryside of Aleppo including Ma`rat al-Numan, Saraqib, and the M5 highway which links Aleppo…
SBC has participated in the screening of ‘For Sama’ film which took place at King’s College London on Thursday the 4th of February. Manager Director of the Syrian British Council, Dr. Abdulkareem Ekzayez has taken part in a panel discussion following the screening and answered many questions related to the Syrian scenario in the light of the last events in Idlib. Dr….
Based on the current coordination between the Syrian American Council and the Syrian British Council, we are sharing this petition which was initiated by the Syrian American Council in order to push for actions in the US and also on the UN level. Please take action, sign and share! https://www.change.org/p/donald-j-trump-stop-the-killing-in-idlib-syria?recruiter=36778103 Please take action, sign and share!
Today, 30 January 2020, local groups such as the Response Coordination Group (RCG) have documented the displacement of more than 40,070 families( 268,298 people) from regions in the demilitarized zone, in the countryside of Idlib and Aleppo, arriving at more than 134 villages, towns and refugee camps, where RCG continues to count the numbers of IDPs arriving at different regions since 16…