The opposition claimed the new law is ` ` constitutionalizing dictatorship '' Sunday protests fell on the heels of Cabinet approval of a reform bill . Images posted online showed public spaces filled with anti - regime protesters . This renewed claims of arrest made by President Bashir al - Assad 's regime .
The opposition says the proposed law is `` constitutionalizing dictatorship '' Sunday protests fell on the heels of Cabinet approval of a reform bill . Videos posted online showed public squares filled with anti-regime protesters . Activists renewed claims of arrest campaigns by President Bashir al-Assad 's regime .