demonstrations yesterday demanded an end to the dictatorship
Tens of thousands of Syrians call for the overthrow of the funerals for the victims of repression
The Asad regime drowned in blood the
Funerals are destined to become the new acts of protest that will test the strength and resilience of the regime, which yesterday showed he is ready to drown in blood the uprising. The police and thugs hired by the Asad fired on unarmed crowds and killed at least 30 bodies, but opposition sources claimed that the real number of victims is 80. Advocacy groups, human rights believe that the death toll exceeds at least 70.
local coordinating committees which bring together Syrian activists from every region have developed a list of the names of 88 activists who lost their lives yesterday in separate demonstrations were held in Latakia, Homs, Hama, Damascus and in the town of Izra'a, south of Saudi Arabia.
The day yesterday was by far the bloodiest in the last month, marked by protests demanding political freedoms and an end to corruption. "The funeral will become vehement protests, like the previous funerals," said a Syrian activist, told Reuters, while it has predicted a new bloodbath. "When security forces perform the role of bully is hard to imagine that they will not fire again the crowd ", lamented that opposition from Damascus. links with Iran U.S. President Barack Obama yesterday strongly condemned the violence in Syria and blamed it to the Asad regime, accusing it of seeking support from Iran quell the revolution. "This disproportionate use of violence to silence the protests should end immediately," Bush warned in a statement. "Instead of listening to the people, President Assad blames extranjertos while seeking the help of Iran to crack down on Syrian citizen. "
The French Foreign Minister, Alain Juppe, also joined the U.S. condemnation and expressed "deep concern" over developments in Syria. "The Syrian authorities should stop using violence against its citizens. Again we demand the urgent opening of political dialogue that would lead to the adoption of reforms that rightfully demand the Syrian people." Amnesty International has also complained that the Syrian authorities "have returned to respond with bullets and batons on peaceful calls for change."
Good Friday protests took place despite the decision taken yesterday by the regime to lift the state of emergency in force in the country since the party Baz took power 48 years ago. A statement from the committee
comprising the opponents said yesterday that the government decree annulling the state of emergency was useless if at the same time is not freed thousands of political prisoners, most held without trial, and dismantled the security apparatus .
The death toll exceeds 300, according to estimates by human rights groups, since riots broke out in the southern city of Dera on 18 March.
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