.- The military on Tuesday tightened control of outbreaks of protest against President Bashar Al Asad and made mass arrests in Syria, while six opposition figures were released. "The army controls all the districts of Banias (northwest) and arrests remain in this city and neighboring towns and Marqab Bayda, "said Rami Abdel Rahman, president of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH), based in London.
In Banias, the armed forces try to stop other leaders of the opposition as Anas al Chaghri he said. Since Saturday, more than 450 people were arrested by the army in this coastal city, including the leaders of the protest. Fifty political activists, including the outlawed Communist Party leader Hassan Zahra and his son were also arrested on Monday Salamiya region in north central Syria, according to the OSDH.
However, six Syrian opposition figures, including five arrested during the protest movement against the regime, were released, said Tuesday a lawyer and human rights activist. A judge decided to release on Tuesday Fayez Sara, arrested on April 11, the leader of the Democratic People's Party George Sabra (arrested on 10 April), and Sheikh Kamal militant, detained since 16 March, said the lawyer Michel Chammas.
In addition, the authorities released on Monday night to "Hasan Abdel Azim (80 years, leader of opposition from left) with journalist Hazem Al Nahar, who were not prosecuted," added the lawyer. For his part the president of the National Human Rights Ammar Qorabi, said in a statement released on Sunday the opposition Habib Saleh.
According to the NGO, "thousands of activists were arrested in recent weeks by the security forces as part of a crackdown to stop the demonstrations" against the regime of Bashar al-Assad that began March 15. A militant, who requested anonymity, reported arrests on Tuesday morning in Latakia (northwest) and northwest Idleb, unable to give details.
Muadamiya, a town west of Damascus, which the army invaded on Monday at dawn, is isolated from the world, according to another activist. On Monday night, in Damascus, 200 people demonstrated Arnus square in the center of the capital, to demand the lifting of the siege of the Syrian cities, before being dispersed by force.
Several people were arrested. At night they heard gunfire in neighboring villages Deraa, the southern city where it started and organized the answer sitting there as an activist. Despite the protest movement, the regime of President Assad remains in power thanks to the rather soft international response so far and loyalty of the army, analysts say.
In an interview with the New York Times, the Minister of Asad, Bouthaina Chaabane estimated that the worst of the revolt is over. However, in New York, Western countries have launched a new attempt for the Security Council ordered the UN to Syria for the bloody suppression of demonstrations.
In parallel, Western countries tightened their campaign to prevent Syria get a seat on the Human Rights Council of the UN, which will be voted next week. For its part, the European Union formally adopted a weapons embargo against Syria, prohibited granting entry visas to the EU and froze the assets of 13 Syrians eminent.
The president's younger brother, Maher Assad, 43, head of the Republican Guard, leads the list of those responsible are prosecuted. 
In Banias, the armed forces try to stop other leaders of the opposition as Anas al Chaghri he said. Since Saturday, more than 450 people were arrested by the army in this coastal city, including the leaders of the protest. Fifty political activists, including the outlawed Communist Party leader Hassan Zahra and his son were also arrested on Monday Salamiya region in north central Syria, according to the OSDH.
However, six Syrian opposition figures, including five arrested during the protest movement against the regime, were released, said Tuesday a lawyer and human rights activist. A judge decided to release on Tuesday Fayez Sara, arrested on April 11, the leader of the Democratic People's Party George Sabra (arrested on 10 April), and Sheikh Kamal militant, detained since 16 March, said the lawyer Michel Chammas.
In addition, the authorities released on Monday night to "Hasan Abdel Azim (80 years, leader of opposition from left) with journalist Hazem Al Nahar, who were not prosecuted," added the lawyer. For his part the president of the National Human Rights Ammar Qorabi, said in a statement released on Sunday the opposition Habib Saleh.
According to the NGO, "thousands of activists were arrested in recent weeks by the security forces as part of a crackdown to stop the demonstrations" against the regime of Bashar al-Assad that began March 15. A militant, who requested anonymity, reported arrests on Tuesday morning in Latakia (northwest) and northwest Idleb, unable to give details.
Muadamiya, a town west of Damascus, which the army invaded on Monday at dawn, is isolated from the world, according to another activist. On Monday night, in Damascus, 200 people demonstrated Arnus square in the center of the capital, to demand the lifting of the siege of the Syrian cities, before being dispersed by force.
Several people were arrested. At night they heard gunfire in neighboring villages Deraa, the southern city where it started and organized the answer sitting there as an activist. Despite the protest movement, the regime of President Assad remains in power thanks to the rather soft international response so far and loyalty of the army, analysts say.
In an interview with the New York Times, the Minister of Asad, Bouthaina Chaabane estimated that the worst of the revolt is over. However, in New York, Western countries have launched a new attempt for the Security Council ordered the UN to Syria for the bloody suppression of demonstrations.
In parallel, Western countries tightened their campaign to prevent Syria get a seat on the Human Rights Council of the UN, which will be voted next week. For its part, the European Union formally adopted a weapons embargo against Syria, prohibited granting entry visas to the EU and froze the assets of 13 Syrians eminent.
The president's younger brother, Maher Assad, 43, head of the Republican Guard, leads the list of those responsible are prosecuted.
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