Syrian and Kurdish flags are waved in front of the British Prime Minister David Cameron’s office where Arab and Kurdish Syrians stand united to show their support and raise awareness on the situation in Syria.

They all gathered under the slogan, “I am Syrian let me be…Give me freedom, don’t kill me.”

“We want the British government to support our people in Syria. We are really worried about our people everywhere in Syria and in Deraa where there is no food or water for five weeks,” said Hejar Ibrahim.

Together in loud voices they chanted “Free Free Syria” and “Azadi” (freedom in Kurdish language).

Hejar told Arab News that the demonstrations take place in Downing Street and in front of the Syrian Embassy every week to support Syrians. “We want a new government, we do not want Baath Party,” he said.

“As a Kurd from Syria, I want to see change taking place in the north (where the largest Kurdish community in Syria resides). People in Aljazeera and Alhasakah do not have national IDs as the government is not accepting them as Syrian citizens.”

Demonstrator Ali El-Khalaf was concerned about educating passers-by about the reason why this event is taking place. He said that he wants to let people know about the situation in Syria. “We are hoping for a pressure on the Syrian government to reform and give more freedom to people. What is happening in Syria is inhumane and unacceptable.”

He added that he does not want to see what happened in Hamah in 1982 to happen again today. “We are all united, Syrians chanting in Arabic and Kurdish, and we want freedom and reform in our country,”

Syrians abroad rely on news from social media website to get the latest about the uprising in Syria. Citizen journalists have been uploading pictures and videos of protests. According to El-Khalad, Syrian media has not been credible in its coverage and international media access in Syria has been very limited.

“People in Syria are acting as reporters to show the world a real picture of what is happening. Who can trust media that is controlled by a state that is committing crimes against its own people? What is worrying us is that the government is now going to clamp down the Internet which is already censored,” said Hassan Hassan.

The series of demonstrations started on the March 15 in front of the Syrian Embassy and every Thursday in front of 10 Downing Street since April 19, with an exception to take place on Saturday this week, according to Hamza Al-Sibaai who is among the event creators on the social networking website Facebook.

For two consecutive Fridays, Syrians in London has been organizing a candle light vigil in Trafalgar Square to honor protestors who has been killed in Syria. The event attracts young men as well as families and children.

“We will continue to demonstrate until the Syrian people get their rights and freedom,” said Al-Sibaai.