Accused of contacting the American-led intervention in the Syrian Civil War, Syrian journalist and activist Nour al-Shalo faces execution after two months of being arrested by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, a Sunni Islamist militant group involved in the Syrian Civil War deemed as a terrorist organization by the United States.
That's a video Nour Al Shalo published "on the occasion of the International Women’s Day, on her instagram
— #EyesOnIdlib (@EyesOnIdlib) November 17, 2020
She wrote: " I love every Syrian woman, every free woman, every mother, a martyr, so be strong, like what you don’t like...."
.#مشاركة_على_أوسع_نطاق #الحرية_لنور_الشلو pic.twitter.com/psTYO3q8BL
The Syrian journalist was arrested by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham also known as Tahrir al-Sham more than two months ago and has reportedly been tried for alleged connections to the US-led coalition that took part in her country's civil war occasionally.
Local reports revealed that al-Shalo, a native of Idlib city controlled by opposition groups, has been sentenced to death, however, none of the sources available have been able to identify her location or whether or not the sentence has been carried out yet.
SAVE NOUR! Nour is a young journalist, a human rights activist, and a mother of three children. HTS has unlawfully condemn her to be executed.
We need your help! Please spread the word!
#savenour#الحرية_لنور_الشلو pic.twitter.com/3fLIjnpPva— Lubna Al kanawati (@LubnaAlkanawati) November 17, 2020
Worried about her fate, many social media users launched an online campaign under the hashtag (#الحرية_لنور_الشلو: Freedom for Nour al-Shalo) calling on the international community to exert every effort to rescue her and ensure her safety.
Nour is just like many of us. Her story represents those of countless women fighting against tyranny, terrorism and patriarchy on a daily basis.
— Wafa Ali Mustafa (وفا علي مصطفى) (@WafaMustafa9) November 20, 2020
Nour Al-Shalo is a #Syrian journalist and mom who's arbitrary detained by #HTS for 2 months.#الحرية_لنور_الشلوhttps://t.co/IvlEsJVi8q pic.twitter.com/i5wymzuT5u
SAVE NOUR! Nour is a young journalist, a human rights activist, and a mother of three children. HTS has unlawfully condemn her to be executed.
— Lubna Al kanawati (@LubnaAlkanawati) November 17, 2020
We need your help! Please spread the word!
#savenour#الحرية_لنور_الشلو pic.twitter.com/3fLIjnpPva
Using the hashtag, Twitter users posted many photos and videos of Nour, remembering her stances on different issues, including the war during which she opposed the Syrian regime headed by Bashar al-Asad, in addition to her interest in the plight of women in her country.
