{"id":118353,"date":"2024-11-11T12:17:44","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T12:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=118353"},"modified":"2024-11-11T12:17:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T12:17:45","slug":"people-in-syrias-suwayda-protest-prosecution-of-activists-by-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/118353\/","title":{"rendered":"People in Syria&#8217;s Suwayda protest prosecution of activists by government"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SUWAYDA, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> The city of Suwayda in southern Syria witnessed on Monday a large protest rally, with hundreds of residents gathering to condemn the prosecution of activists involved in recent anti-government demonstrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Protesters assembled to express opposition to the government\u2019s judicial and security measures, which aim to press criminal charges against individuals who participated in the protest movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marching through the city\u2019s streets, the demonstrators called for peaceful change and the expulsion of Iran and its militias, as well as other foreign forces from Syria, carrying banners with these demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to activists who spoke with North Press, the Syrian government\u2019s public prosecutor in Suwayda issued a list naming over one hundred individuals wanted for arrest. 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