{"id":1911,"date":"2025-09-27T15:25:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T15:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/defacto-sy.com\/?p=1911"},"modified":"2025-10-14T22:56:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T22:56:44","slug":"defacto-participates-in-conference-on-inclusive-democracy-in-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/defacto-sy.com\/?p=1911","title":{"rendered":"DeFacto participates in conference on inclusive democracy in Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\">The <strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">DeFacto<\/span><\/strong> Dialogue Platform took part in a two-day conference on inclusive democracy in Syria, organized by the Swedish Dialogue Institute for The Middle East And North Africa on September 21\u201322 in Amman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\">The event brought together influential Syrian figures, think tanks, civil society representatives, and diverse political actors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\">The conference highlighted the urgent need to expand dialogue among Syria\u2019s various communities amid deep divisions that have persisted for more than a decade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\">DeFacto Executive Director, <span style=\"color: #003366;\">Sherwan Youssef<\/span>, represented the platform in all sessions, emphasizing that sustained and continuous dialogue \u201cis the only way to build common ground among Syrians.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\">He stressed that the participation of all active Syrian actors is essential and that civil society must play a central role in any future political discussions, calling for \u201cthe rejection of hate speech.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\">Youssef also underlined that the Syrian government bears primary responsibility for engaging all parties to address outstanding issues, urging the state to \u201cact as a unifying entity rather than a partisan actor\u201d and ensure the rights of all Syrians within the constitution and governance processes.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The DeFacto Dialogue Platform took part in a two-day conference on inclusive democracy in Syria, organized by the Swedish Dialogue Institute for The Middle East And North Africa on September 21\u201322 in Amman. 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