Arab Spring Revolutions of 2011 (87 images)

Mothers, wives, sisters and children of Syrian anti-government men who were arrested by the security forces hold banners and shout slogans during a protest demanding to release them in the town of Nawa, Darra city, Syria, on May 4, 2011. UPI

A child is carried by his relative while he holds a banner in Arabic reading "end the siege" during a protest calling for the release of anti-government men who were arrested by the security forces in the town of Nawa, Darra city, Syria, on May 4, 2011. UPI

The body of anti-regime protester shot dead by security forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad the previous day during a group funeral procession in the town of Nawa, Darra city, Syria, in November 11, 2011. Syria freed more than 1,000 prisoners in an apparent last-ditch bid to placate Arab leaders as Turkey and the United Nations warned President Bashar al-Assad to stop killing his own people. UPI..

Syrian mourners carry the body of anti-regime protester shot dead by security forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad the previous day during a group funeral procession in the town of Nawa, Darra city, Syria, in November 11, 2011 . Syria freed more than 1,000 prisoners in an apparent last-ditch bid to placate Arab leaders as Turkey and the United Nations warned President Bashar al-Assad to stop killing his own people. UPI