#AliFarzat Ali Ferzat, a #Syrian artist, one of the greatest political cartoonists in history. After drawing a cartoon critical of #Assad –Regime thugs broke his hands, trying to silence his art. The fools didn’t realize that art comes from within. August 19, 2018September 30, 2018
Sketch.Today would have been my friend Mazen al-Hamada’s 49th birthday.He was murdered in an Assad regime prison in December of 2024, just days before Syria’s liberation.Mazen was known for many things: his courage, passion, pain, and humanity.He was also extremely funny, silly, playful, and generous.Even when Mazen was a refugee in the Netherlands, struggling with almost no money, he insisted on treating his guests to tea and cakes.His family and friends remember him as the most thoughtful, warm, gift giver.Today, to honor this beautiful human, we ask that you: July 3, 2026July 3, 2026
Sketch from eyewitness photo (incl. #gouache #ink #cyanotype)Since the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, aid groups like the Syria Civil Defence – The White Helmets and the Syrian Emergency Task Force have gained access to land formerly occupied by the regime.What they have found is horrific.Mass graves with thousands of men, women, and children, murdered by Assad, Iran, and Russia.There are no words. July 2, 2026
Sketch (#gouache #ink #cyanotype ) from a photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh / ActivestillsPalestinian journalist Mujahid Bani Mufleh, spent 8 months in Israeli prisons, where he was subjected to torture, starvation, and medical neglect that led to a brain hemorrhage two days after his release. Mujahid needed part of his skull removed.The Netanyahu regime is committing genocide, and deliberately targeting children, journalists, and aid workers. June 26, 2026
Sketch.561 days ago my friend Mazen al-Hamada’s tortured body was found in Assad’s ghoulish prison archipelago.Every moment of everyday since Mazen disappeared in Syria (2020) his friend, our friend, Mouaz Moustafa director of the extraordinary Syrian Emergency Task Force, has been fighting to bring Mazen and thousands of other disappeared Syrians the justice they deserve. The SETF is a small, but mighty band of heroes that is bringing light and hope to Free Syrians around the world. June 23, 2026June 23, 2026
Sketch from eyewitness photo ( #gouache #ink).A Syrian medical examiner holds a skull from one of the hundreds of mass graves discovered in the aftermath of the genocidal Assad regime.I am constantly thinking of my friend Mazen al-Hamada, murdered by Assad almost 600 days ago.I vow to do everything I can to keep his memory, and the memory of thousands of men, women, and children, whose lives were stolen by tyrants, burning brightly in the dark. June 20, 2026
Sketch from eyewitness video.A young girl Muna, was murdered by #IDF forces a few days ago. Her father wails in indescribable agony as he hugs his daughter’s lifeless body. May 28, 2026
Marc Nelson 