2011年4月24日星期日

Canadians advised Syria of exit toll climbs

The Federal Government is advising Canadians to leave the Syria after that the security forces he killed at least 11 lament taking part in funeral processions Saturday for the demonstrators killed in anti-Government protests.

Reports of the killings, including the city of the South of Izraa and the suburbs of Damascus in the Duma, were not independently confirmed because the Syria expelled foreign journalists.

Ammar Qurabi, head of the national organization of the Syria for human rights, confirmed at least 11 dead Saturday. A total of 112 were killed Friday--regarded as the most deadly day of the uprising, with the security forces demonstrators back blows with bullets, tear gas and batons.

Violence and the likelihood of events more can, has prompted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Canada to advise Canadians against travel in the country and Syria Canadians to leave by commercial facilities while they are still available. The Ministry said those requiring emergency assistance should contact the Embassy of the Canada in Damascus.

Syrian anti-government protesters hold up a bloodied national flag during Saturday's funeral procession for slain activists in Izraa. This image was captured on a mobile phone and sent to AP. Syrian anti-government demonstrators held a national flag bloodied during the procession on Saturday for activists murdered in Izraa. This image was captured on a phone mobile and sent to AP (Associated Press).

Over the past five weeks, the funeral of demonstrators were often transformed into anti-Government protests. During the procession on Saturday at Izraa, thousands of people chanted slogans against the regime of President Bashar Assad that they carried coffins through the streets.

Also Saturday, two members of Parliament and a religious leader resigns in protest against the killing of demonstrators during the uprising against Al-Assad.

The two legislators, Nasser Hariri and Khalil Rifai are Dara, a southern region that has triggered protests in mid-March. In contact with politicians, militants confirmed the resignation.

In addition, Sheikh Rizq Abdul Rahim Abazeid resigned his position as the mufti of Dara. "I cannot tolerate the blood of our innocent sons and children being handed over," he said.

Every Friday, a growing number of people in cities across the country took the streets despite the rapid attacks security forces.

The Suppression of heavy security Friday and Saturday came after Assad warned last week that any other disorders would be considered as "sabotage" after fact the gesture of lifting the State of emergency decades-old, who had given security forces close coverage for surveillance and arrest powers.

Unable to find in Syria and other foreign journalists have prevented access to problem areas, a large part of the statement in the country has depended on video footage phone distributed by the activists of the opposition.

Syrian human rights groups have called on the Government to establish a Commission of judicial inquiry to prosecute those who fired on demonstrators and release all political prisoners.

Some 300 people have been killed since the uprising began last month.

Several leaders have condemned the repression against the demonstrators.

"This disgraceful use of violence to suppress the demonstrations must be completed today," the US President Barack Obama, said Friday.

Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Parliament, urged the Syrian Government to stop the "bloodbath", allow to media freedoms and free "all prisoners of conscience".

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