'..the country's artists respond to the crisis with newfound boldness and purpose..'<blockquote>'A creative and resolutely non-violent form of opposition to Bashar al-Assad's regime has taken hold in Syria, as the country's artists respond to the crisis with newfound boldness and purpose, despite the clear dangers in doing so.'
- Tim Hume,
Syrian artists fight Assad regime with satire, August 27, 2012</blockquote>
'..the violence of the regime.'<blockquote>'The 2002 Prince Claus Laureate opened 'Culture in Defiance' with an emotional speech (look back underneath) about the current situation in his home-country Syria. Which he left in 2011 after he recuperated from being attacked and having his hands broken. His family felt his life was in danger and urged him to flee. Ferzat joined the thousands of other Syrians who could no longer remain in their country due to the violence of the regime.'
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Culture in defiance, 2012</blockquote>
Context<blockquote>
(Syria) '..to join the people and leave this corrupt regime..' - Nawaf al-Fares'In an interview with VOA's Kurdish service, Mr. Assad's exiled uncle, living in Europe, said his nephew is repeating the brutal policies of his late father.
Rifaat al-Assad said he warned his nephew numerous times not to repeat the repression of the past, but that President Assad "was not listening." '
- Edward Yeranian (
Source, August 27, 2012)</blockquote>