{"id":8749,"date":"2011-03-24T13:05:57","date_gmt":"2011-03-24T17:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/?p=8749"},"modified":"2011-03-24T14:18:04","modified_gmt":"2011-03-24T18:18:04","slug":"syrian-government-promises-free-press-end-of-emergency-rule-opposition-parties-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joshualandis.com\/blog\/syrian-government-promises-free-press-end-of-emergency-rule-opposition-parties-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Syrian Government Promises: Free Press, End of Emergency Rule, Opposition Parties, Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Buthaina Shaaban<\/a> has just announced on behalf of the Regional Command of the Baath Parth a list of reforms on al-Jazeera. Here is what I got<\/p>\n

On the social side \u2013 Raise the salaries<\/strong> \u2013 today. Syria<\/strong> To Raise State Employees’ Wages By Up To 30%<\/a> Zawya. Next week we will have another decision to raise salaries further to suit people’s standards of living<\/p>\n

Create jobs and work opportunities \u2013 immediately<\/p>\n

Parties \u2013 give opportunity for opposition parties to form and operate<\/p>\n

May end the country\u2019s emergency law<\/p>\n

Give courts more power<\/p>\n

Freedom of the press – immediately<\/p>\n

She added that she was in the room when the President ordered the security agencies not to shoot anyone – not one shot.<\/p>\n

She says there is no taboo on any subject protesters opened<\/p>\n

Popular demands on the table fo the president<\/p>\n

Offers condolences to people of Daraa and says that the people have legitimate demands. She added that it is not strange that Syria is being targeted. Reports of political protests have been exaggerated by some media organizations and there are signs that they have been funded by foreigners, she said.<\/p>\n

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From AlWatan<\/strong><\/p>\n

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5 readers initial reactions:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Buthaina Shaaban did not say anything about releasing prisoners, there was only promises to study to discuss emergency law. This come extremely short of what the people want. Her explanation why Deraa was the reason for the begining of revolution seems to be satisfactory. There was nothing about guaranteeing transparency in the investigation.<\/p>\n

2. Encouraging but could be a maneuver, plus what about political prisoners. Time will tell. SHA\u2019BAN’s performance was pretty good.<\/p>\n

3. Surprising and excellent move! Who expected all of these at the same time? i think just acknowledging that there exists an issue with Emerg Law and having parties is a big step.. Implementation is key now<\/p>\n

4. WOWOWOWOOWOWWOWOWOWO\u00a0 OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
\nTHE EMERGENCY LAW will be off!!!
\nTHE POLITICAL PARTIES will start!!!
\nTHE FREE PRESS\u2026.
\nand all of this will happen immediately!!!\u00a0 EXCELLENT EXCELLENT EXCELLENT \":)\"<\/p>\n

5. The new proposals seem to be very good, May GOD Save Syria .<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Angry Syrians stage anti-Assad demo in Dubai<\/p>\n

2011-03-24 14:30:38.838 GMT<\/p>\n

March 24 (PTI) — Around 100 angry Syrians protested outside their Dubai consulate today to condemn the “massacre” of demonstrators in a city of southern Syria. Syrian President “Bashar (al-Assad) out, out, Syria free, free,” they chanted. “No more fear.”<\/p>\n

“He who kills his own people is a traitor,” they chanted, referring to killings at the hands of security forces in the volatile city of Daraa, scene of a week of deadly anti-regime protests. More than 100 people were killed on Wednesday alone, according to rights activists and witnesses. Even Syria’s arch- foe, Israel, “didn’t do this to us,” one protester said. “No to Iran, no to Hezbollah,” they chanted, accusing the Syrian regime of using members of Lebanon’s Iran-backed Shiite<\/p>\n

militant group Hezbollah for the killings in Daraa, a mainly Sunni tribal city near the border with Jordan. “Witnesses in Daraa have told us that Persian-speaking armed groups are attacking them,” said one protester, who identified himself only as a member of Daraa’s Al-Masalma tribe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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