Syrian opposition groups protest at the Syrian Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Protestors call for a popular boycott of the presidential referendum in the country

Syrian Elector, Washington, DC (May 26, 2007)

Close to 75 protestors representing various opposition currents held a protest rally in front of the Syria Embassy in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, May 26. Protestors called for a popular boycott of the presidential referendum scheduled to be held on the following day.

The protest rally lasted for three hours, and was covered by a number of media agencies including al-Hurra TV, and al-Mustaqbal newspaper.

The rally in Washington came close on the heels of a similar demonstration in New Zealand and a number of European capitals, and is part of a large campaign mounted by opposition groups inside and outside Syria calling for a boycott of the presidential referendum in protest of the growing authoritarian tendencies of the Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad whose first term in office was characterized by rancid corruption, crackdowns on basic freedoms, support of Islamist groups, and growing dabbling in Lebanon and Iraq.

The following are photos of the event.

Comments

[dr.m.l]

hi there
its shame on u
our presdent ia the best president in the world
dr bashar is done good job to our country
u staying in usa and say not good
i have australian citizenship if i dont go to syria i dont need
but still syria our country and our blood syrian and and bashar best president we love him too much thank you

[Godot]

I admire your courage and bravery.

[Samir Hadadd]

To Dr. m. l.
I respect your opinon but I hope that you are not a real doctor who is practicing in Australia. People would hardly understand you.