US EditionSyria's minorities demand decentralized state and a constitution that guarantees pluralism
SYRIA, AUG 8 – Some 400 minority representatives demand decentralized governance and pluralism guarantees amid ongoing violence that has killed hundreds since Assad's fall, organizers said.
- Around 400 delegates from various ethnic and religious communities in Syria convened in Hassakeh for a single-day meeting to advocate for their rights and call for a decentralized government structure alongside a new constitution.
- The conference followed the December 2023 fall of President Bashar al-Assad and rising violence against minorities, despite interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa's pledge for equal treatment of all Syrians.
- Representatives condemned pro-government gunmen who targeted mainly Alawites, Druze, and Christians, describing the violence as crimes against humanity and expressing fears about future stability.
- Conference organiser Hakemat Habib emphasized that only through a democratic and decentralized system embraced by all Syrians can progress be achieved, while Druze leader Sheikh Hikmat Al-Hijri described pluralism as a valuable asset that reinforces unity.
- The conference emphasized civil peace and national reconciliation and supported elections scheduled for September and a constitutional process that could take years to ensure pluralism and minority protections.
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Syria minorities demand decentralisation, pluralism
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Hundreds of representatives of Syria's various ethnic and religious groups called Friday for the formation of a decentralised state and the drafting of a new constitution that guarantees religious, cultural and ethnic pluralism.
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