ISTANBUL — Pro-Islamic activists denounced Syrian leader Bashar Assad for his security forces' violent crackdown of protests there, following Friday prayers at a mosque in Istanbul.
Some 300 Turkish worshipers also held funeral prayers for Syrians killed during the demonstrations outside Istanbul's historic Beyazit mosque.
Some of them chanted: "The oppressors will drown in the blood of the martyrs."
Over the past weeks, Syrian forces have fired tear gas and live bullets at protesters, who are demanding greater reforms than the limited concessions offered by Assad. A key demand is the end to the decades-old emergency laws, which allow the regime a free hand to arrest people without charge.
Turkey has urged Syria's leader to carry out widespread reforms.
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An Open Letter to Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan
9 years ago
I ever thought this will happened not only in Syria these protests were spread nearly all over the world mainly Africa, Middle East & west Asia so any countries head means government head cant act against their people they should listen what their people say.
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