Bahr Abdul Razzak
@syria.bsky.social
Thwarting Online Autocrats, senior security researcher
@Citizenlab.ca 👨💻 @insyria.bsky.social is my other account
@Citizenlab.ca 👨💻 @insyria.bsky.social is my other account
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1/ On #InternationalWomensDay, let’s not forget that both online and offline spaces are becoming increasingly unsafe for women, whether in their home countries or exile.
A painful reality enabled by governments, private sector companies, and society alike.
A painful reality enabled by governments, private sector companies, and society alike.
March 9, 2025 at 3:51 AM
1/ On #InternationalWomensDay, let’s not forget that both online and offline spaces are becoming increasingly unsafe for women, whether in their home countries or exile.
A painful reality enabled by governments, private sector companies, and society alike.
A painful reality enabled by governments, private sector companies, and society alike.
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News: WhatsApp says it has disrupted a spyware operation tied to surveillance company Paragon. The company tells me scores of users targeted, including journalists and civil society.
Story TK
Story TK
January 31, 2025 at 1:57 PM
News: WhatsApp says it has disrupted a spyware operation tied to surveillance company Paragon. The company tells me scores of users targeted, including journalists and civil society.
Story TK
Story TK
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The ISIS Prisons Museum is a virtual space combining digital storytelling with interactive presentation to raise awareness about the crimes of ISIS and to help reveal the fate of those who disappeared in its prisons.You can visit the IPM website via the link
www.isisprisons.museum
#Syria #Iraq
www.isisprisons.museum
#Syria #Iraq
What is the ISIS Prisons Museum?
YouTube video by ISIS Prisons Museum
youtu.be
January 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The ISIS Prisons Museum is a virtual space combining digital storytelling with interactive presentation to raise awareness about the crimes of ISIS and to help reveal the fate of those who disappeared in its prisons.You can visit the IPM website via the link
www.isisprisons.museum
#Syria #Iraq
www.isisprisons.museum
#Syria #Iraq
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Though Talal al-Shuweimi spent only seven days in the Stadium Prison, he revealed critical information about the conditions of detention and the torture that prisoners endured there.
Talal al-Shuweimi Testimony Stadium Prison شهادة طلال الشويمي عن سجن الملعب
YouTube video by ISIS Prisons Museum
youtube.com
January 15, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Though Talal al-Shuweimi spent only seven days in the Stadium Prison, he revealed critical information about the conditions of detention and the torture that prisoners endured there.
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DAMASCUS:
In the heart of Damascus, panic this moment in the Malki area. Assad's main residence is located here, the area is fortified with regime forces that are now fleeing.
This is clearly the regime falling apart at it's very core.
In the heart of Damascus, panic this moment in the Malki area. Assad's main residence is located here, the area is fortified with regime forces that are now fleeing.
This is clearly the regime falling apart at it's very core.
December 8, 2024 at 1:01 AM
DAMASCUS:
In the heart of Damascus, panic this moment in the Malki area. Assad's main residence is located here, the area is fortified with regime forces that are now fleeing.
This is clearly the regime falling apart at it's very core.
In the heart of Damascus, panic this moment in the Malki area. Assad's main residence is located here, the area is fortified with regime forces that are now fleeing.
This is clearly the regime falling apart at it's very core.
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The prisoners have been freed from Qatana Prison in rural Damascus, and the detainees have been released.
December 8, 2024 at 1:15 AM
The prisoners have been freed from Qatana Prison in rural Damascus, and the detainees have been released.
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Syria is witnessing a historic moment as its people rise once again, pushing for liberation from the oppressive Assad regime. Cities like Daraa, Hama, Aleppo, Sweida, and Quneitra are reclaiming their freedom. Now, freedom is at the doors of Damascus.
December 7, 2024 at 11:20 PM
Syria is witnessing a historic moment as its people rise once again, pushing for liberation from the oppressive Assad regime. Cities like Daraa, Hama, Aleppo, Sweida, and Quneitra are reclaiming their freedom. Now, freedom is at the doors of Damascus.
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BREAKING:
Reports that rebels in the city of Daraa have taken over the notorious airforce intelligence branch, following a withdrawal of Assad's forces from Museifra area east of the city.
If true, extremely significant, and marks a new phase in a war that is only a week old.
Reports that rebels in the city of Daraa have taken over the notorious airforce intelligence branch, following a withdrawal of Assad's forces from Museifra area east of the city.
If true, extremely significant, and marks a new phase in a war that is only a week old.
December 6, 2024 at 10:00 AM
BREAKING:
Reports that rebels in the city of Daraa have taken over the notorious airforce intelligence branch, following a withdrawal of Assad's forces from Museifra area east of the city.
If true, extremely significant, and marks a new phase in a war that is only a week old.
Reports that rebels in the city of Daraa have taken over the notorious airforce intelligence branch, following a withdrawal of Assad's forces from Museifra area east of the city.
If true, extremely significant, and marks a new phase in a war that is only a week old.
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Swaida, a city in southern Syria which is home to the Druze religious minority, are out in the thousands demonstrating their support of the Syrian rebellion against the Assad regime.
The sectarian divisions that Assad was successful in fueling amongst Syrians is falling apart.
The sectarian divisions that Assad was successful in fueling amongst Syrians is falling apart.
December 6, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Swaida, a city in southern Syria which is home to the Druze religious minority, are out in the thousands demonstrating their support of the Syrian rebellion against the Assad regime.
The sectarian divisions that Assad was successful in fueling amongst Syrians is falling apart.
The sectarian divisions that Assad was successful in fueling amongst Syrians is falling apart.
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Only Syrians truly grasp the significance of Hafez Al Assad's statue head battered on the road like this.
When he died in 2000, essentially handing over power to Bashar (his son) Syrians were whispering to each other the news, scared shitless even after he was gone.
When he died in 2000, essentially handing over power to Bashar (his son) Syrians were whispering to each other the news, scared shitless even after he was gone.
December 6, 2024 at 5:53 PM
Only Syrians truly grasp the significance of Hafez Al Assad's statue head battered on the road like this.
When he died in 2000, essentially handing over power to Bashar (his son) Syrians were whispering to each other the news, scared shitless even after he was gone.
When he died in 2000, essentially handing over power to Bashar (his son) Syrians were whispering to each other the news, scared shitless even after he was gone.
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NEW REPORT: We investigate the rising trend of gender-based digital transnational repression by drawing on the lived experiences of 85 women human rights defenders living in exile across the globe.
Read the full report: citizenlab.ca/2024/12/the-...
Read the full report: citizenlab.ca/2024/12/the-...
No Escape: The Weaponization of Gender for the Purposes of Digital Transnational Repression - The Citizen Lab
Building upon our prior research and the contributions of other scholars to this field, the aim of this novel study is to understand the security risks and harms caused by digital transnational repres...
citizenlab.ca
December 2, 2024 at 1:14 PM
NEW REPORT: We investigate the rising trend of gender-based digital transnational repression by drawing on the lived experiences of 85 women human rights defenders living in exile across the globe.
Read the full report: citizenlab.ca/2024/12/the-...
Read the full report: citizenlab.ca/2024/12/the-...
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🚨NEW INVESTIGATION: When Kirill Parubets was released from a harrowing detention by 🇷🇺#Russia's FSB, he got his phone back..
It was covertly bugged with spyware...
New @citizenlab.ca investigative collab w/legal aid org First Dept.
READ: citizenlab.ca/2024/12/devi... #infosec #cybersecurity
It was covertly bugged with spyware...
New @citizenlab.ca investigative collab w/legal aid org First Dept.
READ: citizenlab.ca/2024/12/devi... #infosec #cybersecurity
December 5, 2024 at 11:11 AM
🚨NEW INVESTIGATION: When Kirill Parubets was released from a harrowing detention by 🇷🇺#Russia's FSB, he got his phone back..
It was covertly bugged with spyware...
New @citizenlab.ca investigative collab w/legal aid org First Dept.
READ: citizenlab.ca/2024/12/devi... #infosec #cybersecurity
It was covertly bugged with spyware...
New @citizenlab.ca investigative collab w/legal aid org First Dept.
READ: citizenlab.ca/2024/12/devi... #infosec #cybersecurity
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In a new report nearly 300 pages, Amnesty International details evidence of Israel committing genocide in Gaza. Israel rejects the accusation
www.ctvnews.ca/world/amnest...
www.ctvnews.ca/world/amnest...
Amnesty International says genocide is occurring in Gaza, an accusation Israel rejects
Amnesty International accused Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip during its war with Hamas, saying it has sought to deliberately destroy Palestinians by mounting deadly attacks, demolishi...
www.ctvnews.ca
December 5, 2024 at 1:25 AM
In a new report nearly 300 pages, Amnesty International details evidence of Israel committing genocide in Gaza. Israel rejects the accusation
www.ctvnews.ca/world/amnest...
www.ctvnews.ca/world/amnest...
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The audacity to claim concern for children in Gaza while shamelessly ignoring the same atrocities inflicted on children in Syria is nothing short of revolting. Integrity is standing by both victims, whatever the cost, otherwise you're just exploiting their suffering for an agenda.
December 2, 2024 at 4:38 PM
The audacity to claim concern for children in Gaza while shamelessly ignoring the same atrocities inflicted on children in Syria is nothing short of revolting. Integrity is standing by both victims, whatever the cost, otherwise you're just exploiting their suffering for an agenda.
Around 3 pm today, airstrikes reportedly hit 5 medical facilities in #Idlib City, #Syria, incl. 4 hospitals (one with a maternity ward). Flight data from @SentrySyria shows two Russian aircraft departed Hmeimim and circled above the opposition-held city at the time of the strikes.
Via: x.com/trbrtc
Via: x.com/trbrtc
December 2, 2024 at 11:52 PM
Around 3 pm today, airstrikes reportedly hit 5 medical facilities in #Idlib City, #Syria, incl. 4 hospitals (one with a maternity ward). Flight data from @SentrySyria shows two Russian aircraft departed Hmeimim and circled above the opposition-held city at the time of the strikes.
Via: x.com/trbrtc
Via: x.com/trbrtc
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For many Syrians standing in full solidarity with the people of Gaza was not a choice but an imperative. Even when it meant that we would rally alongside the very scum who aided Assad in the mass murder of our people, we still did it. I expect no less from conscious Palestinians.
December 2, 2024 at 5:39 PM
For many Syrians standing in full solidarity with the people of Gaza was not a choice but an imperative. Even when it meant that we would rally alongside the very scum who aided Assad in the mass murder of our people, we still did it. I expect no less from conscious Palestinians.
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A Russian airstrike targeted the Christian-majority Sulaymaniyah neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria.
The airstrikes were near the church.
The airstrikes were near the church.
December 2, 2024 at 2:03 PM
A Russian airstrike targeted the Christian-majority Sulaymaniyah neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria.
The airstrikes were near the church.
The airstrikes were near the church.
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Safi Al-Yassin was detained in the prisons of the Assad regime for 13 years in the city of Aleppo.
After the opposition factions took control of the prisons in the city, they released him.
After the opposition factions took control of the prisons in the city, they released him.
December 2, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Safi Al-Yassin was detained in the prisons of the Assad regime for 13 years in the city of Aleppo.
After the opposition factions took control of the prisons in the city, they released him.
After the opposition factions took control of the prisons in the city, they released him.
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I am always wary of any military giving its take on how a country should look moving forward, but this is definitely worth watching.
A ranking officer from anti-Assad’s forces speaks directly to the residents of Aleppo:
(Part 1)
Source: @faredalmahlool.bsky.social
A ranking officer from anti-Assad’s forces speaks directly to the residents of Aleppo:
(Part 1)
Source: @faredalmahlool.bsky.social
December 1, 2024 at 8:32 PM
I am always wary of any military giving its take on how a country should look moving forward, but this is definitely worth watching.
A ranking officer from anti-Assad’s forces speaks directly to the residents of Aleppo:
(Part 1)
Source: @faredalmahlool.bsky.social
A ranking officer from anti-Assad’s forces speaks directly to the residents of Aleppo:
(Part 1)
Source: @faredalmahlool.bsky.social
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Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo confirmed that Sunday prayers went forward as usual in Aleppo today
Bishop Maalouli had this to say:
"We are fine and will remain in Aleppo alongside our parishioners in all circumstances, We assure you that prayers continue in churches."
Bishop Maalouli had this to say:
"We are fine and will remain in Aleppo alongside our parishioners in all circumstances, We assure you that prayers continue in churches."
December 1, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo confirmed that Sunday prayers went forward as usual in Aleppo today
Bishop Maalouli had this to say:
"We are fine and will remain in Aleppo alongside our parishioners in all circumstances, We assure you that prayers continue in churches."
Bishop Maalouli had this to say:
"We are fine and will remain in Aleppo alongside our parishioners in all circumstances, We assure you that prayers continue in churches."
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The real terrorists are now rolling in from Baghdad to Damascus to kill Syrians on their own land and save Assad's crumbling regime.
Iran is a terrorist state.
Iran is a terrorist state.
December 2, 2024 at 11:29 AM
The real terrorists are now rolling in from Baghdad to Damascus to kill Syrians on their own land and save Assad's crumbling regime.
Iran is a terrorist state.
Iran is a terrorist state.
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The moment Idlib's University Hospital was bombed by Syrian regime forces.
December 2, 2024 at 4:26 PM
The moment Idlib's University Hospital was bombed by Syrian regime forces.
I'll port some posts from the bird platform for further exposure here.
December 2, 2024 at 3:19 PM
I'll port some posts from the bird platform for further exposure here.