The Syrian army has been deployed at the entrance of Dara, while the authorities try to calm things down after the massive protests that are taking place thousands of people in this southern city. The fuse has been lit in the funeral of 23 year-old Raed al-Kerad, one of the five people killed Sunday in clashes with Syrian security forces.
Demonstrators have begun to march en masse from the cemetery to the mosque of al-Omari, outlining slogans for freedom and an end to corruption. "Revolution, revolution," "God, Syria, freedom is everything", are some of the slogans that can be heard. Meanwhile, soldiers deployed force to identify at all entrances to the city, and the Minister of Justice has moved to the town.
In addition, the city of Jassem, west of Dara, hundreds of people have taken to the streets demanding regime change. The Monday's protest is the fourth consecutive register with the city of Dara, whose governor, Faisal Kolthoum has sidocesado in an attempt to restore calm. In recent days there have been various concentrations at various points in Syria for political reform in this country, which until now had not been infected by the popular rebellions in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Baréin or Yemen.
Syrian President Bashar al Asad, the governor dismissed "based on the request of residents of his ouster by fatal errors in the face of protests in the area," the state news agency Sana. In addition, government officials on Sunday visited tents set up by relatives of the victims and promised an investigation to find those responsible for using excessive force against manifstantes, witnesses said.
Al Arabiya television said the government also announced the release of at least 15 youths arrested during the clashes. On Friday, thousands of protesters took to the streets of Damascus, Homs, Aleppo and Deir al Zor to demand greater freedoms and an end to emergency law. Others demanded the resignation of the government even today.
Inspired by the riots in the Arab world, Syrian activists using social networks like Facebook or Twitter to organize manifestanciones in the country, ruled by the Baath Party since 1963. Bashar al-Assad is president since 2000, when he inherited the job from his father, Hafez al Assad. France has again denounced the situation in Syria, urging paia authorities to release all those detained for participating in demonstrations.
Paris, pioneered an approach to Damascus, which was followed by Saudi Arabia and the United States, had denounced on Thursday the unprecedented violence used against demonstrators. Syria has lived since 1963 under emergency law, which prevents the call for public demonstrations. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has condemned the arrest of about 60 people, including activists, students and journalists in recent days.
during protests in different parts of Syria. A statement from the NGO, the Syrian authorities on Saturday arrested three people, including journalist Mahmud Deibe in the coastal city of Banias in the north, a day after it organized a demonstration there. In another protest on Friday in the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, the authorities arrested about 11 people.
Also in Damascus, four students were arrested ten days ago for painting the walls of his school with revolutionary slogans and the city of Aleppo in northern Syria, three people were arrested in recent days. During a strike last day 16 in Damascus, 38 people, including 32 activists were detained, some of which have been brought to justice on charges of threatening national security and inciting to racism and sectarianism.
In its statement, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights criticized Syrian authorities for their "policy of arbitrary arrests" and calls on the Government for their immediate release. 
Demonstrators have begun to march en masse from the cemetery to the mosque of al-Omari, outlining slogans for freedom and an end to corruption. "Revolution, revolution," "God, Syria, freedom is everything", are some of the slogans that can be heard. Meanwhile, soldiers deployed force to identify at all entrances to the city, and the Minister of Justice has moved to the town.
In addition, the city of Jassem, west of Dara, hundreds of people have taken to the streets demanding regime change. The Monday's protest is the fourth consecutive register with the city of Dara, whose governor, Faisal Kolthoum has sidocesado in an attempt to restore calm. In recent days there have been various concentrations at various points in Syria for political reform in this country, which until now had not been infected by the popular rebellions in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Baréin or Yemen.
Syrian President Bashar al Asad, the governor dismissed "based on the request of residents of his ouster by fatal errors in the face of protests in the area," the state news agency Sana. In addition, government officials on Sunday visited tents set up by relatives of the victims and promised an investigation to find those responsible for using excessive force against manifstantes, witnesses said.
Al Arabiya television said the government also announced the release of at least 15 youths arrested during the clashes. On Friday, thousands of protesters took to the streets of Damascus, Homs, Aleppo and Deir al Zor to demand greater freedoms and an end to emergency law. Others demanded the resignation of the government even today.
Inspired by the riots in the Arab world, Syrian activists using social networks like Facebook or Twitter to organize manifestanciones in the country, ruled by the Baath Party since 1963. Bashar al-Assad is president since 2000, when he inherited the job from his father, Hafez al Assad. France has again denounced the situation in Syria, urging paia authorities to release all those detained for participating in demonstrations.
Paris, pioneered an approach to Damascus, which was followed by Saudi Arabia and the United States, had denounced on Thursday the unprecedented violence used against demonstrators. Syria has lived since 1963 under emergency law, which prevents the call for public demonstrations. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has condemned the arrest of about 60 people, including activists, students and journalists in recent days.
during protests in different parts of Syria. A statement from the NGO, the Syrian authorities on Saturday arrested three people, including journalist Mahmud Deibe in the coastal city of Banias in the north, a day after it organized a demonstration there. In another protest on Friday in the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, the authorities arrested about 11 people.
Also in Damascus, four students were arrested ten days ago for painting the walls of his school with revolutionary slogans and the city of Aleppo in northern Syria, three people were arrested in recent days. During a strike last day 16 in Damascus, 38 people, including 32 activists were detained, some of which have been brought to justice on charges of threatening national security and inciting to racism and sectarianism.
In its statement, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights criticized Syrian authorities for their "policy of arbitrary arrests" and calls on the Government for their immediate release.
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