Hello world!!!
Hope your country prosperous, safe and calm so you can
do your activities without feeling anxious, different with this country “Syria”.
Until this time, after I finish my writing, maybe Syrian still in horrible
sketch. Yes, this country attract whole world’s attention as widespread of
disruption in some cities like Damascus, Hama, Daraa, Qamishi, Homs, Allepo,
and others. Thousand people died in this
bloody crackdown and many other injured.
Actually, why does this
ongoing upheaval hit this country?
Syrian uprising becomes the part of Arab Spring in
last 2010, most of citizen fed up with exacerbated political and economical
condition. They want topple the Bashar
al Assad dictatorship regime, and ending the corrupt and
ravage constitutional system. The main baground
behind this chaos are:
a. Authoritarian
system.
In 1971,
Hafez al Assad (Alawite sect), the former of Defense
Minister, obtained the prestigious seat in Syrian government as president. He
pursued the inheriting precede dictatorship regime. His initiate policy was
popular among his citizen but then erased by political repression. The most unforgettable
moment was “Hama Massacre”. In 2000, after he died, the authority ceded to his
son Bashar al Assad, the now Syria's strongest man. Like father, like son,
Bashar doing the same mistakes like his father did, the Homs shelling remind us the
pain memory of Hama massacre.
b. Absence of
effective constitution.
c.
Government corruption.
d. High
unemployment.
e. Triggered by the other Arab countries.
What are the purposes of
Syrian revolution?
a. Ending
Bashar Al Assad regime.
For
more than decade, Bashar al Assad rules this country continuing 30 years his
father leadership. The parliament altered the constitution, reducing the
mandatory minimum age of president from 40 to 34, so Bashar Al Assad could
acquire the throne for this disguise republican country.
b. Democratic
reform
Democratic
offer more access for political freedom, something that is expensive in Syria,
admitting the human right, and wider participation for citizen.
c.
Regime change.
New
laws had been introduced by Assad regime, but political system is still stagnant.
The superiority of Baath Party hampers the other minority party's role. In the economic sector Assad revealed reform on
more market oriented controlled by the state. The growing rate of unemployment
and poverty raise the civilian eagerness to hasten overthrowing the regime.
d. Expanse
civil right
Although
this regime is not as harsh as previous but, civil right still remain big issue. Wider
admission is needed in the vacuum presence of civilian in decision making and
many other fields.
e. Recognition
of Kurdish right
Kurd is
the largest Non Arab ethnic minority. In Syria, this ethnic becomes one of the targets of systemic discrimination
for example arbitrary denial of estimated 300.000 citizenship Syrian who
wasborn as Kurdish, banning of
teaching Kurdish in school, etc.
f.
Abolition of Supreme State Security Court
g. Lifting of
emergency law
Emergency
rule was applied in 1963. “Syria's government approved
lifting the country's nearly 50-year-old state of emergency Tuesday to meet a
key demand of anti-government protesters, but opposition leaders dismissed it
as an attempt by President Bashar Assad to claim reforms but maintain his
hard-line rule” this is the information from CBS News.
Syrian
uprising colored by variety form of upheaval like hunger strike, mutiny,
insurgent, hactivism, civil resistance,
demonstration, general strike, insurgency, sectarian violence, mutiny, sit in. The
initiate moment signed by Self-immolation (setting
oneself on fire) done by Hasan
Ali Akleh from Al-Hasakah same way with Mohamed Bouazizi in Tunisia.
In early February 2012, UN proposed Security Council
vetoed by Russia and doubled by China’s veto. Both of this country makes US and
other Western Countries anger. Last year Russia abstains in UN Libya’s draft and
there was no veto so NATO could enter in Benghazi, and join war in Bani Walid, Khadafy’s
stronghold. Learning from Libya, China and Russia prefer diplomacy way because
the presence of the external military was not so effective as the are still a lot of number civilian victims.
Officials’ senior from Russia, Foreign Minister Sergei
Lavrov and Mikhail Fradkov went to Damascus discussing about dialogue with the opposition
and offering referendum on new constitution. The result of discussion that Russian called productive
remains controversial because the violence in Homs and other cities by Syrian
military still continued.
In 26 Feb Syria will hold constitution referendum. The step supported by China, Russia, and Iran, but conversely, considered as “window dressing” by western
newsletter.
The recent story that I get is the dead of two journalists in Syria shelling on Homs they are
British Marie Colvin and French Remi Ochlik.
All over
the world send condolence for all Syrian war victims and families. Hope that
Syrian revolution will be success and get better life condition.
