Syria Lifts Emergency Law

(Al Jazeera English: 0101 PST, April 19, 2011) The Syrian government has approved a measure to remove the country's decades-old state of emergency, and is reportedly passing a new law that will allow "peaceful" protests.

 

The move comes after Syrian security forces in Homs used live ammunition against demonstrators staging a sit-in, and the country's interior minister told citizens to stay off the streets.

 

 

 
 

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