Exiled Syrian activist calls for international pressure on Assad

Headline Title: Exiled Syrian activist calls for international pressure on Assad 29 May 2012 Ongoing deadly clashes in Syria have become so common that news of yet another blast or attack on protesters by security forces often fails to make it to the front pages of international media. But for Omar Assil, a leading member of the Syrian Non Violence Movement (SNVM) currently studying in the UK. each report of violence means one of his friends or loved ones could be at risk.“Every week I get news of the arrest of another of my friends. Last month the body of one of them was returned…

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