Syrian Protests

The following is an example of writing by one of our reporters Tala.

'The Syrian protests started on March 15th and are still going strong. What sparked the protestors were 15 kids (aged 9-15) who were taken into custody and tortured, for writing an anti-government slogan on the wall of their school. Requests to release the young boys were rejected, and this compelled the Syrian people to speak out against the injustice they have been under for the last 41 years.

People began protesting against the corrupt government, for innocent prisoners to be freed and, most importantly, for freedom of speech. When the government responded with bloodshed, they began protesting for a new government. 

The protests remain peaceful; however, with the body count at 3500 and growing, the government response is not. 20,000 have been arrested over the last eight months, and the physical abuse of prisoners has become an all too common story. 

This revolution is not the first in Syria. In 1982, the 'Hama Massacre' occurred. The government managed to end the movement, killing 40,000 people and destroying the whole city in the process. But now their massacre is out for the whole world to see. 

On the surface, there is President Bashar Al-Assad stating that the government is 'making changes that will suit the people' and denying that the uprising is even happening. 

The world and the people of Syria are desperately awaiting the end of the governments rule, and everyone is wondering just how it will end.'

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