Tamaddon is an independent biweekly newspaper with a focus on political and cultural affairs. The paper is committed to raising awareness with the concepts of democracy, conflict resolution and peaceful transition. 

The paper came as a response to the decline in civil activism following the escalation of the regime's oppression and the militarization of the uprising. A group of politicians, civil activists and professional journalists founded Tamaddon newspaper to be a media outlet that reminded people of the uprising's objectives of freedom and democracy.

One of the founders spoke to Syria Untold about the nature of articles published in the newspaper: “we make investigations and reports concerning the civil movement in Syria, its obstacles and challenges, we write about economic and social problems in Syria in general and liberated areas in particular. The newspaper also publishes articles and studies on the concepts of human rights, democracy, transitional justice and citizenship in a simplified form, that allows the reader to identify and interact with them on a deeper level.” Tamaddon also approaches the issues of women in the Syrian society, the education and health of children, as well as artistic and cultural events, especially ones that relate to the Syrian uprising.

The team of Tamaddon believes that the fall of the Syrian regime is only the first step, and that their mission extends beyond this inevitability, “the hard part is rebuilding and re-establishing the values that have been stomped on and destroyed by the regime for decades,” an activist says. As for the way they finance their project, one of the founders answers, “we try to provide the basic requirement for our reports and campaigns, and leave the rest for our on the ground activists. Up until now we haven't received a penny for any of our projects and we certainly reject any conditional funding that hurts the overall context of the newspaper.”

Tamaddon is trying to be a part of the democracy-constructing process in Syria, out of a firm conviction that a free media can help build a pluralistic society, and promote the values of tolerance, democracy and respect of individual and human rights.