Friday, April 15, 2011

Inside Story: Assad's Grip on Syria

Stability in Syria has become a cause for concern for local authorities, as anti-government protests spread to the country's second largest city Aleppo.



Meanwhile in the capital itself, several hundred students protested for a second day, against the government at Damascus University. 



Inside Story, with presenter Ghida Fakhry, discusses with guests: Iyas Maleh from the Haitham Maleh Foundation for the defense of human rights defenders in Syria; Ousama Monajed, a Syrian political activist; and George Jabbour, a former member of the Syrian Parliament.

This episode of Inside Story aired from [sic] Thursday, April 14, 2011