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Syrian revolution With religious tension and minority oppression, Syria is a country that is familiar to revolutions. With an alawite dominated government the Assad regime has used deadly force to suppress opposition in many different situations. Although in the past the Syrian government has successfully stopped revolutions, in the 21st century the chances are slim. Due to advances in social networking like facebook, neighboring countries with the same situation, and exogenous forces supporting the opposition, the possibility of president Assad keeping power is next to none.
This is one example of how the Syrian people organized against the Syrian government. By creating group events on facebook, anyone with a facebook can view the information on the page. From there people can figure out how much people are going, where the protest is going to be, and what time it will take place. This was of huge importance during the Arab Spring for all countries that were involved. When Bashar al Assad took power in 2000 after the death of his father Hafez al Assad he promise drastic reform by releasing political prisoners and liberalizing politics and the economy. During the first 6 months of his presidency he was true to his word with the release of hundreds of political prisoners and open discussions of the countries problems. In 2001 Assads promise make a complete 180 degree turn as reformers were arrested and citizens were constantly watched by Syria’s secret police. Years after failed attempts at reform, opposition groups still haven 't made any significant advances or changes in the Assad regime. 2011 that changed when several children were detained and tortured for writing anti-assad graffiti. Massive anti-government protests that were organized in the small southern town of Dara’a spread throughout the nation to large cities like Homs and Hama to show their outrage for the detained children and the strict censorship of the syrian government. To combat the
This is one example of how the Syrian people organized against the Syrian government. By creating group events on facebook, anyone with a facebook can view the information on the page. From there people can figure out how much people are going, where the protest is going to be, and what time it will take place. This was of huge importance during the Arab Spring for all countries that were involved. When Bashar al Assad took power in 2000 after the death of his father Hafez al Assad he promise drastic reform by releasing political prisoners and liberalizing politics and the economy. During the first 6 months of his presidency he was true to his word with the release of hundreds of political prisoners and open discussions of the countries problems. In 2001 Assads promise make a complete 180 degree turn as reformers were arrested and citizens were constantly watched by Syria’s secret police. Years after failed attempts at reform, opposition groups still haven 't made any significant advances or changes in the Assad regime. 2011 that changed when several children were detained and tortured for writing anti-assad graffiti. Massive anti-government protests that were organized in the small southern town of Dara’a spread throughout the nation to large cities like Homs and Hama to show their outrage for the detained children and the strict censorship of the syrian government. To combat the
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