Amer Al-Sadeq

Amer Al-Sadeq
عامر الصادق
Born	Damascus, Syria
Years active	2006–present
Website	http://www.srcu.org

Amer Al-Sadeq (Arabic: عامر الصادق, aamer al-sadeq, Arabic pronunciation: [ʕamer al-sˤadeq]) is one of the founders and a representative of the Syrian Revolution Coordinators Union, an organization that emerged during the 2011 Syrian revolution to coordinate the actions of groups and individual activists opposed to the president Bashar al-Assad and his government. Al-Sadeq appeared often in the media, giving interviews and public statements expressing the demands and viewpoints of the revolution in both Arabic and English.

2011 Syrian revolution

Al-Sadeq participated in the peaceful protests demanding an end to Assad family rule in Syria. He was one of many young people at the time working to spread information about the situation in Syria online. As a dissident, he managed through a network of supporters working within the government to leak a number of vital documents proving that the government had involved its military judicial system to liquidate activists and detainees inside security branches.

Syrian Revolution Coordinators Union

The Syrian Revolution Coordinators Union (SRCU) was one of many organizations which emerged in 2011 to coordinate the opposition activities being carried out by a large number of disparate groups. SRCU's network brings together coordination groups and other activists who belong to different Syrian cities and areas. The organization's stated ways of working include protest, humanitarian support and social journalism in furtherance of their political goal.

Founding role

As the head of the founding committee, al-Sadeq established the organization with a number of other representatives from coordination groups. He co-wrote the constitutional statement of the organization and participated in forming its attitude and direction.

As spokesperson

Al-Sadeq was also a spokesperson for the group from 2011. In this role, he:

• Declared the SRCU's attitude regarding the call for dialogue claimed by the Syrian government while the government forces where still inside Syrian cities and detainees were still no released.
• Talked for the first time ever about the Syrian Field Military Court which start executing death sentences since the beginning of 2012 on activists and defected military people including the most famous Lieutenant colonel Al-Harmoush.

Reported dismissal from the Union

In September 2012 it was that Al-Sadeq had been dismissed from the SRCU. However, this claim was disputed in a Facebook post.

External links

• Official website of the Syrian Revolution Coordinators Union
• English Language Interview with Amer Al-Sadeq