local coordination committees
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Local coordination committees are grassroots activist networks in Syria that organize protests, document abuses, and coordinate civil resistance against the Assad regime.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Local Coordination Committees of Syria | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Syrian opposition group
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civil society organization ⓘ grassroots activist network ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Syrian civil uprising of 2011–2012
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syrian civil war NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activity |
coordinating local protest schedules
ⓘ
documenting arrests ⓘ documenting casualties ⓘ documenting shelling and bombardment ⓘ filming protests ⓘ issuing statements ⓘ organizing demonstrations ⓘ posting videos online ⓘ |
| alignedWith | Syrian revolutionary movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
civilian-led resistance
ⓘ
non-armed opposition activities ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | 2011 Syrian uprising ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
grassroots
ⓘ
locally organized ⓘ non-hierarchical ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-authoritarianism
ⓘ
democracy ⓘ human rights advocacy ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| movementType |
civil resistance
ⓘ
nonviolent resistance ⓘ pro-democracy movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
documenting regime abuses
ⓘ
early organization of anti-Assad protests ⓘ providing on-the-ground information to international media ⓘ |
| opposes |
Bashar al-Assad government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syrian Ba'athist regime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Syrian opposition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
coordinating civil resistance
ⓘ
disseminating information ⓘ documenting human rights abuses ⓘ organizing protests ⓘ supporting local activists ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Damascus Governorate
NERFINISHED
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Daraa Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ Hama Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ Homs Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ Idlib Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure |
decentralized network
ⓘ
local cells ⓘ |
| uses |
mobile phone networks
ⓘ
online video platforms ⓘ social media ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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