Monday, May 2, 2011

Wave of arrests in Syria are preparing for more protests

DAMASCUS - The army and the Syrian security forces have continued raids today in the city of Dera, in southern Syria, surrounded by a week by security forces and where only yesterday the police killed six people attended the funerals of dozens of victims of the repression of the previous day. In the evening, security forces have arrested the lawyer Khalil Abdallah, leader of the protest in the city of Raqqa.

This was announced by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: Khalil had publicly expressed its disagreement to the brutal methods by which the regime attempts to suppress popular protests against the government. In 2007, the lawyer had challenged President Bashar el-Assad for a referendum that was then secured a new mandate to lead the country.

"Since early this morning, with the support of tanks and armored cars, go from one neighborhood to another, stopping whenever they enter the homes of one or two people," said Abdallah Abizad, a militant human rights of Dera, the cradle of protest against President Bashar el Assad, estimating that by Friday the arrests were hundreds.

The snipers' Shoot everything that moves to prevent the inhabitants of which have recovered six bodies in the streets by Friday, "There are also injuries that we can not cure," he added. There is a full calendar of anti-government demonstrations across the country Monday rally near Damascus, and Tuesday to Banias Jeblah (northwest), Wednesday at Homs and Talbiseh (center) and Tal Kalakh the border with Lebanon.

Finally, sit in on Thursday night in all cities.

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