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Syrians defy Assad to protest

Last Updated 03 May 2018, 06:35 IST

Witnesses in Daraa, a southern town that has been one of the main focal points of rising dissent, said hundreds of faithful gathered after leaving a mosque. “Death rather than humiliation,” and “National Unity,” they shouted.

Chants were also directed against Assad, whose highly anticipated speech to parliament on Wednesday failed to match the demands of pro-reform protests that erupted more than two weeks ago.

Protests were also being staged for the first time in the mainly Kurdish-populated northeast, organisers said.

“Several hundred people marched peacefully in the streets of Qamishli and Amuda after Friday (Muslim) prayers chanting ‘we don’t only want citizenship but freedom as well,’” Kurdish rights activist Radif Mustafa said.

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(Published 01 April 2011, 16:49 IST)

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