The longest-serving political prisoner under the regime is now revered as a hero. ‘I was always free here,’ he declares, ...

For more than two years, a junior officer in the Syrian military, his sister and a friend risked their lives to collect evidence of the atrocities being committed by the regime. Their work changed the ...

a moderate Muslim cleric known for having opposed now ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad, as the country's grand mufti. "Today, this position is held by one of the finest scholars" in Syria, Sharaa said ...