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April 14, 2011       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-new-protest-syrian-women-block-main-highway/2011/04/13/AFn4eJZD_story.html

In New Protest, Syrian Women, Kids Block Main Highway

(Washington Post) Zeina Karam - Thousands of Syrian women and children holding white flags and olive branches blocked a main coastal highway Wednesday, demanding that authorities free people detained during a crackdown on opponents of the government, witnesses said. Residents and activists in Baida and Ejnad said hundreds of men, young and old, were arrested Tuesday when security forces and pro-government gunmen attacked the villages in an attempt to crush growing dissent in the northeast.

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