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Syrian Filmamkers Call for Support in Petition

Syrian filmmakers have published a petition that calls for the denouncement of violence against Syrian citizens and for the expression of solidarity with the Syrian people and their demands of basic rights and liberties.


To: Filmmakers Everywhere

Peaceful Syrian citizens are being killed today for their demands of basic rights and liberties.

It is the same oppression and corruption that kept Syrians prisoners and swallowed their freedom, properties and lives for decades, that is assassinating their bodies and dreams today.

We, the undersigned Syrian filmmakers, believe that a reform which does not start with putting an end to security forces control over our people's lives and bodies, and with closing an era of shameful political imprisonment for good, is not enough.

Hereby, we call on all filmmakers in the world to contribute to stopping the killing by exposing and denouncing it, and by announcing their solidarity with the Syrian people and with their dreams of justice, equality and freedom.

Sincerely,
The Undersigned

 


As EDN reports, for safety resons the online petition has already been shut down. You can show your support by posting your message to the Syrian filmmakers on Facebook.