Dozens of Syrians demonstrated in Damascus on Tuesday for liberty and political reforms and against corruption, according to witnesses and opposition websites. "God, Syria, liberty" and "Syrians, where are you?" chanted men and women inviting their compatriots to join the "peaceful march" which unfolded in a central souk of Old City Damascus, according to videos posted online.
Witnesses and a human rights activist told AFP five young men near the Omayyad mosque started shouting the slogans despite a 1963 emergency law that bans demonstrations in Syria. The young demonstrators marched through landmark souks Al-Hamidiyeh and Hariqa drawing dozens of other Syrians with them. But security forces broke up the group arresting two of its members, witnesses said.