“Once again I call on President Assad and the Syrian authorities to immediately cease all violences against their people to fully respect human rights and implement reforms they have already announced,” said United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on Wednesday, condemning the Syrian government for turning its guns on its own people. President Bashar Assad authorized a multi-party political system this morning only hours after the United Nations Security Council issued a statement condemning his government.
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