Al Jazeera English: After Online Calls For A "Day Of Dignity", Violence Flares At Syrian Protests

[Turborama]

Run time: 01:24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC55uPBKYqU   Posted on YouTube: March 18, 2011 By YouTube Member: AlJazeeraEnglish Views on YouTube: 301   Posted on DU: March 19, 2011 By DU Member: Turborama Views on DU: 612

 
After online calls for a "day of dignity", protesters demanding an end to alleged government corruption took to the streets of cities across Syria on Friday. But they were met with a violent crackdown orchestrated by state security forces.

In one video subsequently posted online, water cannon are used on crowds of protesters. Al Jazeera English's Bernard Smith reports on the "Facebook youth" who appear to be keeping one step ahead of the authorities.

LBN OP on this: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4777117">Syrian plainclothes police forcefully disperse protest in Damascus / Protests across Syria after foiled Damascus rally

[medeak]

1. have young friend there studying..oh dear

she's a beautiful blonde and already worried that her emails are being read.

[Turborama]

2. I hope they're OK. The Syria uprising has been going on for a few days with no media attention

Apart from what is in the OP, some details on a blog is all I've found so far: http://egyptianchronicles.blogspot.com/2011/03/is-this-start-of-syrian-revolution.html

And it seems no DU attention, either.

[medeak]

3. thank you for this! K&R

[medeak]

4. here's latest

http://english.aljazeera.net//news/middleeast/2011/03/201131911234678272.html

[Turborama]

5. Thank you for that link

I've just posted the article in LBN: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=4778374&mesg_id=4778374

Good to see Al Jazeera English are reporting on it now.

Have you heard from your friend?