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There’s a genocide going on in Syria?

There are photos on Facebook proclaiming that “THERE IS A GENOCIDE IN SYRIA”.1 The Assad regime is, no doubt, committing mass atrocities2 for which there can be no forgiveness, and for which those responsible must be brought to justice. And it is admirable that people on the Internet are trying to raise awareness of the situation there. However, the use of the word “genocide” to describe these crimes against humanity is a dangerous inaccuracy. Continue reading There’s a genocide going on in Syria? →

Footnotes

  1. This link may not work forever, but some are here: “Share It if You Care” [↩]
  2. As of this writing, Genocide Watch have a page with a detailed update from February, but there is no permanent link available to the specific update. [↩]