Razan Zaitouneh on Human Rights Violations By Assad Regime As Syrian Protest Crackdown Intensifies
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Syria has intensified its massive crackdown on demonstrators, despite the lifting of emergency rule last week that banned demonstrations. Democracy Now! interviews Razan Zaitouneh, a human rights lawyer and activist based in Damascus. Al Jazeera reports thousands of troops backed with tanks have swept into the southern city of Daraa, where a curfew is in place, setting up snipers on rooftops and killing at least 20 people. Government security forces have also stormed the large Damascus suburb of Douma. These latest developments follow protests on Friday that ended with more than 100 people killed in the deadliest day since the uprising began.
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