Sunday, January 8, 2012

One Kurdish boy dead, mass arrests, and more massive protests in Syria | Mideast Youth

One Kurdish boy dead, mass arrests, and more massive protests in Syria | Mideast Youth

clip from article: by Alliance for Kurdish Rights

The death of a Kurdish youth in Harasta on Thursday morning and the injury of three protesters in Qamişlo were a result of the sniper fire of the Syrian regime, which has killed over 5,000 civilians since the start of major anti-government protests 10 months ago. In Syria’s Kurdish north, protesters in Qamishlo, Amoude, and Hasakeh have continued to take to the streets in defiance of Bashar al Assad’s brutal regime. Over 50 Kurdish activists were detained arbitrarily in December, with no word as to their location or state of well-being. In addition, students and activists have been detained by the Syrian regime. [ read more at link]

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