Abdalaziz Alhamza (Arabic: عبدالعزيز الحمزة) (sometimes Aziz Alhamza, Abdul Aziz Al-Hamza, Abdel Aziz al-Hamza; born in Raqqa, 1991), is a Syrian journalist, human rights defender activist and IT trainer.[1][2] Alhamza is an International Security Program fellow at New America (organization), he is also a fellow and Next Generation Leader at the McCain Institute.,[1][2] He is the CEO and one of the leaders of The NewNow which is a global group of rising leaders tackling the world’s toughest challenges.[3] He is also the founder and spokesperson of Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS) which is a nonpartisan, independent organization that exposes the atrocities committed by ISIS & other groups in Syria as well as the Syrian government. Alhamza started non-volatile protests and demonstrations against the Syrian government in 2011 and was arrested by the government three times in 2012. The Islamic State Group (ISIS) interrogated him more than one time about his activism.