Bashar al-Assad is the current leader of Syria.
controled by a socialist ba'th party for almost 50 years.
people want a democracy.
Marshal laws has taken away peoples rights.
many diffrent uprisings and protest of goverment
arab spring is revolutionary wave of people who want change in the arabian world
syrian uprising is just part of the arab spring
islamic is the main religion in syria
reasons
authoritorian goverment, lack of effective constitiution, unemployment, goverment corrupt, copy cating
goals
resign of Bashar, democraitc reforms, regime change, expand civil rights, kurdish rights, lift marshal law, get rid of supreme state security court.
protest
armed militia fought goverment and many marches and riots.
china and russia vetoed plan for bashar to step down.
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