2011 Syrian protests are a series of major protests taking place in Syria, which began on 26 January 2011 and are influenced by other concurrent protests in the region. The protests have been described as "unprecedented".
Dozens of protesters have been killed by Syrian security services in the largest protests to take place in the country for decades. The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the use of deadly force against protesters as "unacceptable".
Syria has been governed under an Emergency Law since 1962, resulting in the effective suspension of most constitutional protections for citizens. Hafez al-Assad was in power for 30 years and his son Bashar al-Assad has been in power for the past 10 years.
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