Syria claims to have repealed it's emergency law that dates from the 60's which should mean that people can finally demonstrate peacefully. However during the marches of "Great Friday" after prayers this past good Friday anywhere from 75-100 peacefully protesting people were shot dead by government thugs. It's hard to get a real number. The government says 10 people died, the protesters say it's over 100. So this repealing of the emergency law is just on paper and not the reality.
As time progresses more and more Syrians have taken to the streets. It is becoming resoundingly clear to more and more of them that Assad is not the reformer he claims to be and he won't listen to the will of the people. Those who originally took to the streets to protest for reforms now are protesting for a regime change.
Four people have been killed today at a funeral for protesters killed Friday in Douma with no end to protests or funeral marches in sight. Sometimes I'd like to be a fly on the wall and be witness to these incredible uprisings by the people. To march with the people and feel the change. Other times I'm just happy to be safely across the world from all the unrest.
Things aren't much better in Bahrain then in Syria. There too the government is killing innocent protesters, and also bullying doctors and medical personal trying to help those injured.
FREEDOM!
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