On Tuesday April 19, medical students at Damascus university held a silent protest over the beating of their fellow students on the hands of the security forces. They simply held flowers and stood in silence while holding a sign that demands respect for students and freedom of speech. Although the government spoke of reforms and freedom of speech, these students were violently dispersed, beaten and arrested, again… What reform and freedom of speech does the government speak of when they do that to students inside the University campus?
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