Syrian Revolution Digest, April 2, 2011
President Bashar Assad named Adel Safar, the former Minister of Agriculture, the new Prime Minister and asked him to form a new government.
On the grounds, arrests continue, especially in Homs ad many Damascene suburbs. The city of Douma today hosted a major gathering, with over 20,000 people in attendance, as part of a public funeral held for two protesters killed on Friday April 1st. Calls of “The People Want to Topple the Regime” were echoed loudly, and the protesters carried banners denouncing the shooting of unarmed demonstrators, and calling for national unity.
The inhabitants of another Damascene suburb today, Irbeen, also held a protest of their own, and refuted in their chants claims that their revolution is a revolution of the hungry, insisting that dignity is the main cause. Protests in Deraa also continued.
From Social Media Networks
Damascus and Suburbs
Video of the first burial procession scene for protesters killed in Douma on Sunday April 3
Video of Douma residents’ sit-in demonstration on Saturday night April 2
Video with new scenes from Alrifai Mosque incidents on Friday and the arrests of people chanting for freedom
Video partially showing scenes of arrests of freedom supporters at Alrefai Mosque on Friday
Video with scenes of sit-in demonstrations of residents in Douma at the town’s main square on Saturday night April 2
Video shows the tearing down Bashar’s portrait picture in Douma
Daraa
Video of the burial procession of Mohamad Najdat al-Zu’bi on Sunday April 3, video2
Video (new and long) of tearing down of Bashar’s pictures and breaking of Hafiz Asad’s statue in Daraa
Video (new release) shows the spread of snipers on rooftops of buildings in Daraa
Video of burial procession
Video showing sides of protests by the people of Daraa on Saturday April 2nd chanting: these are our demands NO to promises and we will do.
Video showing thousands gathered on Friday
Homs
Video showing youth protestors
Video shows security forces arresting a wounded youth protestor
Greece
Video of a Syrian protest in Greece
United States of America
Video of Syrians protesting in Chicago
A Selection of TV and Press Coverage
Full episode of “Ajenda Maftuha” (Open Agenda) on developments in Syria
BBC report on Syrian President’s appointment of Adel Safar to form a new government
BBC eye-witness on the burial procession of fallen heroes in Douma on Sunday April 3
Orient TV report on the spread of portraits for Bashar Asad and his father Hafiz Asad at every corner in Syria
Orient TV report on the history of protests in Syria and reasons for hesitation by Syrian youth to go to the street
Orient TV interview with Fayez Sara regarding the appointment of the new government
France 24 report regarding some international responses to developments in Syria
France 24 interview with Abdelbaset Hamo and Wael Hafez commenting on Assad’s speech
Video of a message from revolting youth in Syria calling for freedom, dignity and steadfastness
