Great Friday

After the eruption of numerous protests all over Syria, al-Asad's iron-clad Baath rule accepted to abolish the emergency law which had been in use since 1963, along with the end to the State Security Courts. First concessions.. We will see whether or not new compromises will follow... Being content with the decision, the opposition aspires to see more reforms such as the establishment of an independent judiciary...One opposition activist argued that "as long as the judiciary works in tandem with the Baath party and the Security forces, there is no genuine reform on the ground." The revolutionary fervor does not seem to die down... Today, as they name "Great Friday," Syrians will come together to renew their call for change...

Islamist TV Channel

Muslim Brotherhood is launching a new TV Channel (Egypt 25) in order to promote for its newly established political party, "Freedom and Justice Party." The number "25" refers to the day, when the Egyptian Revolution started, namely January 25th.http://vladtepesblog.com/?p=32708

Latest Syrian Protests

It is impossible not to witness the misinformation of the Syrian official press about the latest protests in Syria. When the protests became widespread all over the Arab and the Western Press, there was nearly no news about the demonstrations in the Syrian newspapers, which are the mouthpiece of the Asad regime. When the protests spread out the country which led to the killings of hundreds by the Syrian security forces, the coverage of the incidents increased as the protesters were depicted as "the instrument of the foreign powers" or "traitors." Today, the rally entitled "Martyrs' Friday" led to the death of  13 civilians, but the Syrian Press announced that "the protests were peaceful." Moreover, DP-news accused some Arab(most probably Al-jazeera) and foreign press members of  mobilizing the Syrian public and creating chaos in the society!