Syria: Homs’s pioneer RIP

[tabatha]

I’m overwhelmed. I don’t know how to overcome my sorrow. This is the second article i write about the death of a citizen journalist in Syria. First it was Basil Sayed & now it’s RAMI AHMAD AL SAYID. They’re both citizen journalists who died in same city. The same city that has been under heavy bombardment adding that it’s besieged as well.

Rami died while he was filming the massacre that took place today in Bab Amr area. He was riding in a car with 4 others and documenting with his camera when they all came under fire from Syrian regime forces. Rami uploaded 831 videos on YouTube. And before he died he sent out a message, this is what it said (Translated by @Basma_):

“Baba Amr is being exterminated. Do not tell me our hearts are with you because I know that. We need campaigns everywhere across the world and inside the country. People should protest in front of embassies and everywhere. Because in hours, there will be no more Baba Amr. And I expect this message to be my last.”

Rami was also responsible of the live streaming coming out from Homs, he used the live streaming website BAMBUSER despite that fact that it was blocked in Syria. He overcame the blockage and showed the entire world what is going on while syrian regime politicians are denying that anything is happening in Bab Amr area.

http://alichubby.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/syria-homss-pioneer-rip/