Dasha Martinez Global 4 Period 8 4/4/12 Current Events #7 The article‚ “Coalition Vows To Supply Syrian Opposition‚” by The Associated Press [1] speaks of the developments that are happening in Syria concerning the Syrian Uprising (2011-ongoing)‚ which is part of Arab Spring. Arab Spring was when a wave of independence movements against totalitarian governments in the Middle East began to break out across the Arabic states. Egypt is one of the few that has been liberated from its totalitarian
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Syrian revolution With religious tension and minority oppression‚ Syria is a country that is familiar to revolutions. With an alawite dominated government the Assad regime has used deadly force to suppress opposition in many different situations. Although in the past the Syrian government has successfully stopped revolutions‚ in the 21st century the chances are slim. Due to advances in social networking like facebook‚ neighboring countries with the same situation‚ and exogenous forces supporting
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http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/ Syria-uprising-007.jpg The Syrian Uprising President John F. Kennedy once said in a speech that “Those who make peaceful protest impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” Nowhere is this more applicable than in the recent Syrian uprising‚ as what began as a people’s movement to bring a more democratically inclined government to Syria has escalated into a full scale violent uprising against the dictatorial government of President Bashar
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The ‘Arab Spring’ uprisings that started three years ago resulted in a major shifting of the Arab political landscape and brought about the overthrow of a number of deep-seated and oppressive regimes and dictators like in Libya‚ Tunisia‚ Yemen and Egypt. However‚ the uprising in Syria remains unresolved and has evolved into a bloody civil conflict‚ caused so much casualties which has left destruction‚ lawlessness‚ and fear across the country. A resolution to the conflict has yet to be found‚ and
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In order to determine the legitimacy of the previous documents‚ the Court must carefully consider its relevancy in regards to its accordance into law. If these documents are valid‚ than it is my belief that the Syrian Arab Republic did in fact come in direct violation of the standards set in all three documents. In reference to the Memorial of the Republic of Turkey‚ it is asked that the Judges of the International Court of Justice find the following things:
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anti-government protests began in Tunisia and later spread across the Arab world. By February 2011‚ revolutions occurred in Tunisia and Egypt‚ Libya and Syria. The uprisings were dubbed as “Arab Spring”. Many nations in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA)‚ that neighbor the conflict spots‚ have been greatly affected by the uprisings. Neighboring countries have experienced an influx of refugees‚ and a possibility of violence spilling over their borders. Nations that are far from the proximity
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understanding of what is happening in Syria. Upfront Magazine (page 14-15): 1. What sparked Syria’s uprising? What role do you think uprisings in other Arab countries played in Syria’s revolution? Protests of the torture of students who put up anti government graffiti sparked the uprising in Syria. Government troops were sent to respond with force. I think this had a huge role in uprisings in other Arab countries because this fueled other countries to protest. 2. How might a change in power
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M.U.N. – Jordan Position Paper Country: Jordan Committee: United Nations Security Council School: Palos Verdes Peninsula HS Topic: North Syrian Refugee Crisis History and Background As Syria’s uprising descends into an increasingly bloody civil war‚ the number of refugees fleeing the fighting has rocketed. In August 100‚000 people escaped to safety in the neighboring states of Jordan‚ Turkey‚ Lebanon‚ and Iraq. The rate of people seeking refuge has brought the total to over 235‚000 registered
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Introduction The Syrian Arab Republic is an Arab country in Western Asia‚ bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West‚ Turkey to the North‚ Iraq to the East‚ Jordan to the South‚ and Israel to the Southwest. In March 2011‚ the Syria conflict has begun due to various reasons and is still going on today. This outbreak is one of the key factors which resulted the Arab Spring (Arab Uprising). Arab Spring refers to the democratic uprisings that arose independently and spread across the Arab
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More than 60‚000 people have been killed since Syria’s uprising began in March 2011‚ the UN has said. A study commissioned by UN human rights commissioner Navi Pillay collated data from seven different sources‚ and concluded that there had been 59‚648 deaths until November 2012. Ms Pillay said the figure would now have risen above 60‚000 and described the bloodshed as "truly shocking". Syrian opposition groups had previously estimated 45‚000 people killed. The study was released hours after a
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