[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 188 (Thursday, November 29, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H9730-H9731]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING RAED FARES

  (Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission 
to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his 
remarks.)

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  Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I am here this 
evening to honor Raed Fares, a hero who I had the opportunity to meet 
right here in the Capitol some months ago. He was shot and killed in 
Idlib, Syria, last week by two gunmen, likely al-Qaida affiliates.
  Raed founded ``Radio Fresh'' to give Syrians a source for unbiased 
reporting other than that of the extremists and the Assad regime. He 
trained journalists and organized community services and events with 
the goal of empowering civil society. His work made him the target of 
the Assad regime, al-Nusrah, and ISIS many times, but he refused to 
back down.
  Raed was killed because of his bravery. His work mattered. His life 
mattered. Raed's death must remind each of us that the Syrian people 
are fighting for their lives. In the words of Raed: ``Freedom is an 
idea, and an idea cannot die.''

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