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Syria has recently experienced a dramatic and worrying escalation of hate speech that fuels tension and threatens civil peace.
The current racist campaigns and inflammatory statements have contributed to divisions among the constituents of the Syrian society and increasing violence.
In this context, SOHR activists have reported that a group of masked men in military uniform attacked a store selling alcoholic beverages in Rablah town, which is inhabited mostly by Christian citizens, in Al-Qusayr countryside in Homs. The gunmen assaulted a young man who was in the store at the time of the attack, sabotaged the store’s contents and stole money.
Before leaving the area, the gunmen threatened to kill the town’s residents, called residents as “infidels” and insulted the Christian religion and its symbols.
Last night, gunmen stormed Al-Karawan night club in Al-Hejaz area in Damascus city and opened machinegun fire indiscriminately, killing a female dancer and injuring other persons, before they left the night club. The gunmen did not announce their affiliation, while no bodies or authorities claimed responsibility for the attack.
Meanwhile, security forces arrived in the attacked site, where they were put on high alert.
Yesterday, SOHR sources reported that security forces arrested all individuals involved in the assault on patrons of “Layali Al-Sharq” restaurant and nightclub in central Damascus, following the circulation of video clips showing the attacks on civilians, including women, by armed factions affiliated with the Ministries of Defence and Interior.
Syria has recently experienced a dramatic and worrying escalation of hate speech that fuels tension and threatens civil peace.
The current racist campaigns and inflammatory statements have contributed to divisions among the constituents of the Syrian society and increasing violence.
In this context, SOHR activists have reported that a group of masked men in military uniform attacked a store selling alcoholic beverages in Rablah town, which is inhabited mostly by Christian citizens, in Al-Qusayr countryside in Homs. The gunmen assaulted a young man who was in the store at the time of the attack, sabotaged the store’s contents and stole money.
Before leaving the area, the gunmen threatened to kill the town’s residents, called residents as “infidels” and insulted the Christian religion and its symbols.
Last night, gunmen stormed Al-Karawan night club in Al-Hejaz area in Damascus city and opened machinegun fire indiscriminately, killing a female dancer and injuring other persons, before they left the night club. The gunmen did not announce their affiliation, while no bodies or authorities claimed responsibility for the attack.
Meanwhile, security forces arrived in the attacked site, where they were put on high alert.
Yesterday, SOHR sources reported that security forces arrested all individuals involved in the assault on patrons of “Layali Al-Sharq” restaurant and nightclub in central Damascus, following the circulation of video clips showing the attacks on civilians, including women, by armed factions affiliated with the Ministries of Defence and Interior.
