Sadek Abed Alrahman is a Syria Deeply contributor based in Damascus province. Karen Leigh is its managing editor. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/sadek-abed-alrahman-and-karen-leigh/rss en Diplomacy & Foreign Affairs Human Rights Thu, 19 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Sadek Abed Alrahman and Karen Leigh https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/06/19/one-year-after-a-massacre-in-al-bayda-residents-remain-in-exile https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/06/19/one-year-after-a-massacre-in-al-bayda-residents-remain-in-exile Living on farms in the mountains near the village, they say they’re still too scared to return home. Government & Pro-Government Forces Tue, 22 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Sadek Abed Alrahman and Karen Leigh https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/04/22/in-tartous-residents-share-their-election-views https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/04/22/in-tartous-residents-share-their-election-views With Syrian elections slated for June 3, we survey pro-government, pro-opposition and “third party” voters in the Alawite stronghold. Civil Society Human Rights Mon, 10 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Sadek Abed Alrahman and Karen Leigh https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/03/10/in-barzeh-two-versions-of-a-truce https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2014/03/10/in-barzeh-two-versions-of-a-truce A ceasefire agreement was reached on Jan. 6 in this Damascus town. But people are split on whether it’s effective. We speak with an Assad soldier and a civil activist, who share light on each side’s view of the government-negotiated truce.