Syrians Support Tunisian Protests

SMN No. 12, January 6, 2011

Dozens of Syrians declared their support for the recent protests in Tunisia, by creating a group on Facebook, Syrians Support the Tunisian Intifada, which has to date acquired about 100 supporters.

The page contains the latest news about the protests, related videos and comments which back and encourage Tunisian people to go on with their protests.

One of the supporters wrote, “What happened in Tunisia is a matter of pride. The democratic street raises clear demands and communicates peacefully.”

Another wrote, “People in green Tunisia, go on in your revolution, we and the world are with you, and let the Intifada spread to all the capitals in the world who violate their peoples` rights.”

A third supporter said, “Those who call for rights, freedom and justice in the whole world, are partners. ”

Some other comments compared the Tunisian regime with that of Syria. “Bashar al-Asad and Zain al-Abidin Bi Ali are two ugly sides of the same coin,” said one.

Many others expressed their optimism about what is going on in Tunisia.”Thanks for Tunisian youth for giving us this hope of changing,” another commented.

Tunisia has been witnessing protests over poverty and unemployment for more than two weeks in several cities.