Syria’s government has lifted the country’s decades-old state of emergency as protests against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad continue.
The state security court, which handled the trials of political prisoners, has been abolished while a new law allowing peaceful protests has been approved, the BBC News reported.
The repeal of the emergency law was a key demand of protesters.
Earlier, unverified footage from the western city of Homs appeared to show security forces opening fire.
Syria’s emergency law, which effectively suspended most constitutional protections, had been in place since the Baath Party came to power in a military coup.
Syrian governments previously justified the imposition of the law by the state of war that continues to exist with Israel, and by threats posed by militant groups.
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