Bass April 28, 2011
Mr. Rifkind Global H pd. 1

1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13168276, April 22, 2011

a. Middle East, Syria

b. –Protests in Syria are organized by small committees in neighborhoods and mosques, came together to plan where and when
-An informal army of cyber activists came into action, sharing information between towns to keep the momentum going.
-On twitter, an account of @SyRevoSlogans offered a flood of slogans for people to use during demonstrations across the country
-User @Syrianjasmine spread news of “thugs” being bussed into the town of Daraya, and @wissamtarif kept track of student protests and arbitrary detendtions in the capital Damascus
-The Facebook page of ‘Syrian Revoltuion 2011”, has 120,000 followers, it called on people to take the streets for Friday protests.
-It said they have no excuse not to join now that the barrier of fear has fallen
-No foreign reporters allowed into Syria, it calls on anyone with pictures or videos to send them to Sryiarage@gmail.com
-International media can contact the page to confirm details or talk to eyewitnesses
-There are 2 parts of the movement- the people on the ground, and the online community which helps gives the protests a sense of cohesion on a nation level.