Category: Syria

From ‘Days of Rage’ to raging conflict – Two years of turmoil in Syria

Mar 17, 2013

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by

joanne

in Syria

Amnesty International 15 March 2013 Emboldened by the fall of repressive governments in Tunisia and Egypt, Syria’s opposition activists started taking action in early 2011. Their uprisings grew wings – on social media and on the streets – and in March, Syria’s Local Coordination Committees (LCCs) were born. They organized local protests and shared information…