UPDATE 1-Thousands chant for freedom at Syrian funeral: Thousands of Syrians chanted freedom slogans on Sunday at a mass funeral for eight protesters killed by security forces in the Damascus suburb of Douma, a witness said, in another sign of defiance against Baathist rule. (Continue Reading)
The revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Libya and Yemen – and protests in Oman, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Syria – will all eventually result in a political solution. But influential outside actors, ranging from the United States and the European Union to the Arab League and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC, have greeted developments in […]
Notables calm sectarian tensions in Syrian city * Main university district calm- Dalila * Cautions against “playing sectarian card” By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN, March 28 (Reuters) – Sunni and Alawite religious leaders and civic figures in the Syrian port city of Latakia have met to try to contain sectarian violence, leading opposition figure Aref […]
Amnesty International URGENT ACTION SYRIAN PROTEST DETAINEES AT RISK At least 93 people are reported to have been arrested in Syria by security forces between 8 and 23 March in relation to recent protests, and remain detained in unknown locations. They are at risk of torture or other ill-treatment. Largely peaceful protests, which similarly to […]
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis DAMASCUS | Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:56am EDT (Reuters) – Syrian forces killed at least six people on Wednesday in an attack on a mosque in the southern city of Deraa, site of unprecedented protests challenging President Bashar al-Assad’s Baathist rule, residents said. Those killed included Ali Ghassab al-Mahamid, a doctor from a […]
