Beating the blackout

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Hama, April 29, 2011. Protestors destroy a poster of Syrian leader Bachar al-Assad. (YouTube via AFP) AFP

Deir el-Zour, August 9. Syrian tanks patrol the streets. (Deir el-Zour Press News via Keystone) Keystone

Hama, June 17. Demonstrators hold the current and former Syrian flags. (Ugarit News via AFP) AFP

Al Rastan, August. Protests after reports of 300 killed in Hama. (Social media website via Reuters TV) Reuters

August. The protests continue in Qamishli. (social media website via Reuters TV) Reuters

Hama, July 31. People duck to avoid gunfire as army tanks fire on the city. (YouTube via Reuters TV) Reuters

Hama, July 31. An injured man is taken to hospital. (YouTube via Reuters TV) Reuters

Homs, August. Protestors carry a man who is believed to have died in demonstrations. (social media website via Reuters TV) Reuters

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Finding a way around censorship in Syria.

Since the start of the Syrian uprising against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad in March, the movement has spread to every corner of the country.

Faced with a media blackout, Syrian activists have used their mobile phones and social networking sites to publish daily news, photos and videos of the bloody crackdown by army security forces.