Syrian government targeting dissenter’s followers

Headline Title: Syrian government targeting dissenter’s followers 25 June 2012 As the international community continues to vacillate over meaningful action to stop the crisis in Syria and to provide justice for victims of human rights violations, new information concerning methods used by the authorities to crush any form of dissent continues to emerge.Not only are protestors shot at, villages attacked and houses of activists burned, but other repressive, if less visible, tools are used to discourage anyone from showing opposition to the government.More than 20 followers of a Damascus…

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