Another sit-in by Syrian activists within two days in Istanbul, this time it took place in front of Russia's consulate, in solidarity with Ghouta's victims who passed away by Assad's chemical attacks with death tool reached 1500 people, mostly women and children.
Nour, 25, told Zaman Alwasl,
''Our sit in is a symbolic message to Russia that its blind alliance with
Bashar al-Assad and the ultimate supply with arms and money are contributing more
in killing the Syrian people.
Many of Turkish activists and Syria's revolution
supporters have joined the sit-in carrying yellow balloons in reference to the chemical weapons.
The Russian Consulate is located in the
tourist area, the sit-in occurred among foreign tourists, who took many
pictures of the sit-in, in addition to several Turkish media.
Two days ago, the General Secretary of the
National Council suspended its meeting to participate in a silent sit-in was
organized in front of the American Consulate and the United Nation's building
in Istanbul.
The sit-in was organized by the National
Council where most of the members of the General Secretary participated along
with George Sabra, head of council. However, some of the Syrian activists
joined and participated in the sit-in.
Head of National Council, George Sabra
confirmed during the sit-in, they started in front of the American Consulate to
remind the American President, Obama, that redlines which were set for the
Syrian Regime were transgressed by Assad more than 80 times through striking
Syrian revolting areas with gases and poisonous chemical materials.
In a private talk with Zaman Alwasl, Head
of Tribes Council in the National Council, Salem Musalat, stressed al-Ghouta
massacre is not the first massacre the regime does to the Syrian people, but the
size of the crime is bigger for the world to be silent about.
Al-Musalat continued: if Syria had friends
they should prove today to the Syrian people they are true friends, and he
added wondering, how do they invite to Geneva Conference as if the children who
died today are from another planet. Who can sit with a criminal and torturer
like Bashar al-Assad?
Al-Musalat described the sit-in as a
message from National Coalition, and National Council, to ask what is the
justification for being silent until this point after what the regime is doing.
He concluded that after today we are not
going to wait for charity from other countries, but we are to address the
public opinion to inform them of what is happening.
According to Musalat, the council and
coalition delivered a message to United Nations and to Friends of Syria.
Also, Zaman Alwasl met with Dr.
Abdul Basit Seda during the sit-in who confirmed the numbers of the victims of
Ghouta massacre threatens of more catastrophes because the regime goes on along
with the International World ignorance and goes on killing the Syrian People.
He continued saying, today United Nations
mission started investigation the use of chemical weapons in Syria;
nonetheless, the regime challenged the mission and made a strike with chemicals
on Ghouta.
When we asked if there is a point doing
sit-ins, Seda responded with toppling the regime is a continuous proves and
every human being has to do his/her duty.
He added what we are doing today is
symbolic in order to stress that what is happening in Syria is unacceptable.
Regarding the condition the regime put to
the mission in order to start work which states the mission must not say who
did the strikes of chemicals. Seda commented: this is our problem with the
International Community since it raises a lot of questions because shelling and
killing Syrians always comes with a cold response from the International
Community as if killing of Syrians is licit.
Reporting by Lama Shammas- Editing by Mohamed Hamdan
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