Antiglobalization activists in Syria
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AGAS - Antiglobalization Activists in Syria – is a Syrian-based collective of opponents to the neoliberal globalization. In Arabic the group uses the name al-Badil (البديل) which means the alternative.
AGAS was set up on January 1, 2003. Several of its leaders have spent years behind bars as prisoners of conscience.
By focusing not only on political rights, but also on social and economic rights, AGAS distinguishes itself from a large part of the Syrian opposition.
Insisting on its independence, AGAS cooperates internationally with the Committee for the Abolition of the Third World Debt and ATTAC. AGAS also participates in the World Social Forum. By labeling itself "Anti-globalization", rather than "Alter-globalization" AGAS distinguishes itself from ATTAC and other important parts of the movement.
Further reading
- Clark, Janine A. “Egyptian Activists and Transnational Protest Networks.” Middle East Report, no. 245 (2007): 22–27. JSTOR.
- Focus on the Global South. “Where Next for the Global Anti-War and Anti-Globalization Movements?.” Final communiqué of the 2004 Beirut International Assembly. [1].
- Washington Institute for Near East Policy. “The Beirut Anti-War Assembly and the Arab Left.” PolicyWatch No. 900, October 2004.
- Wiktorowicz, Quintan (ed.). Islamic Activism: A Social Movement Theory Approach. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2004.
- Amnesty International. “Syria: Repression of Human Rights Defenders.” Amnesty reports from 2003–2006.
External links
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