Power In Syria

Syria was plagued with ever changing governments in the 20th century. In 1946 it became an independent republic that lasted until 1949, as it was brought to an end by several coups within that year. During 1945 the army transferred power to the civilians and in the period of 1958 to 1961, a union with formed with Egypt and replaced Syria's parliamentary system. This new system was a centralized presidential regime and a step towards Democracy. The following years after consisted of coups for different groups to gain power until a general named Hafez al-Assed seized power on November 1970. Hafez Assad declared himself president, in March 1971, and remained so until his death in 2000. Since his rise to power, the Syrian Regional Branch has kept control in what is virtually a single-party system in Syria. Upon Hafez Assad's death, his son Bashar Assad gained control of the country. Bashar Assad has been elected president three times, being 2000, 2007, and 2014, and unopposed.(1) Syrian's president, Bashar al-Assad, and his family of leaders have driven Syria into rebellion and brought about threats of the next World War because of their lack of human rights, government policies, and demographic instabilities.
This gave the security forces power to arrest and/or detention unjustly. Whenever human rights activists attempt to hold a rally, they are detained indefinitely and tortured in prison.(2) Discrimination affects women and minorities.(2) On the issue of Free Speech, the Committee to Protect Journalists has Syria listed as part of the ten worst countries to be a blogger.(4) Sexual violence has been performed against men and