“We’ve broken the barrier of fear… we’re not afraid anymore,” Syrian women activists say, as they reflect on the past 13 years of ongoing oppression in their homeland. Since 15 March 2011, Syrians have been living under the brutal bombardment of the Assad regime, which cracked down on peaceful pro-democracy protestors and continues to threaten those who dare to stand against it. The war has resulted in the displacement of over 13 million Syrians, the detention of tens of thousands of civilians, and over 500,000 deaths, the majority of which are at the hands of the Syrian regime and its Russian…