The protests in the southern city of Suwayda entered their seventh day, recording a large public presence from most of the towns and villages, concentrated in al-Karama Square, reiterating the call for the departure of the regime and the implementation of UN Resolution No. 2254 (2015) that stresses protection of civilians and paving the road for a political transitional period.
The demonstrators emphasized their insistence on reaching a democratic state that belongs to its people, not to have its resources dependent on a narrow group confined to the ruling family.
They also stressed the continuation of the demonstrations until the departure of the regime and allowing the people to democratically choose a leadership keen on the advancement of the country.
The demonstrators chanted the slogans of the revolution that were chanted 12 years ago, such as: "Death is not humiliation, and the people want to overthrow the regime. Syria is Lena, and it is not for the house of Assad, and let's go, Bashar, and others."
They also chanted for the revolting cities and towns and demanded the release of the detainees, headed by the activist "Ayman Al-Fares", from the coastal city of Jableh, Bashar al-Assad's stronghold, who was arrested at a military checkpoint while trying to go to Suwayda to seek refuge with its people.
Local activist Hani Azzam told Zaman al-Wasl that the seventh day of the protests in Suwayda, witnessed massive demonstrations in al-Karama Square in the city center , which was characterized by large-scale women's participation.
Azzam reported that one of the largest families in the city of Suwayda joined the protesters, who raised banners and pictures calling for the immediate release of Fares and all detainees in the prisons of the Syrian regime.
The activist pointed out that today, pictures of the head of the Syrian regime were removed from a number of government departments, while the area of protests expanded to include new neighborhoods.
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