By the undersigned
Global Campaign of Solidarity with the Syrian Revolution
12 July 2015

CALL TO ACTION: August 21st is a Global Day of Solidarity with the Syrian People and the Syrian Revolution. Break the siege on the revolution! Organize an event in your city!

After four years since the start of the revolution, the population of Syria has already paid a severe price for their fight for freedom. More than 300,000 people have been killed, of whom 95% were murdered by Assad’s forces. The numbers of injured, arrested and missing are still unknown, though it could be at least half a million in total. Moreover, the number of detainees is estimated to be more than 200,000, with the fate of most still yet to be discovered. Thousands of towns and villages have been destroyed and more than 11 million people have been forced to leave their homes, including over four million refugees who have sought safety outside the country.

These atrocious figures show the suffering caused by this bloody regime, which uses the entire deadly arsenal in its possession to repress its own people. Assad does this solely in order to remain in power. Moreover, it is important to remember that the same regime had imposed various neoliberal policies on workers, youth and poor peasants; this imposition only intensified under Bashar’s rule.

The immense determination of the people’s struggle is nevertheless proven by the ongoing resistance against this state machine of class and sectarian hatred. Continue Reading