‘Democracy Now!’: Crackdown on Syria
Monday's broadcast of "Democracy Now!" included this segment on the status of the crisis in Syria, two days after the Arab League suspended Syria's membership and eight months into the battle between opposition members and President Bashar al-Assad's regime.Monday’s broadcast of “Democracy Now!” included this segment on the status of the crisis in Syria, two days after the Arab League suspended Syria’s membership and eight months into the battle between opposition members and President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. As Amy Goodman reports, Assad’s government is facing more pressure from abroad to stop killing protesters as the death toll since the uprising began numbers in the thousands — more than 4,100, according to Syrian lawyer Razan Zaitouneh, who gives her account from a hidden location.
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In a statement, France reiterates opposition to the Turkish military operation, which is facing growing international condemnation.
Annan was one of the world's most celebrated diplomats and a charismatic symbol of the United Nations who rose through its ranks to become its first black African leader.
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