Pro-democracy protests in Syria's Suweida - in pictures

Pro-democracy protesters in Syria's Suweida wear costumes depicting queen Zenobia, a third century Syrian desert ruler, and her troops, who defied Roman rule. Photo: Suwayda 24
Suhail Thebian, a Syrian painter and former political prisoner, holds a painting by a fellow artist at a demonstration in the south-western province of Suweida. Photo: Suhail Thubian
A demonstrator holds a painted placard that reads 'Freedom, peace and democracy. That's all'. Photo: Suhail Thubian
Women demonstrators in Suweida. Photo: Suhail Thubian
Marches are continuing in the region, as a pro-democracy protest movement grows. Photo: Suhail Thubian
A demonstrator carrying a placard with a map of Syria and the word 'peaceful', at a pro-democracy demonstration in Suweida. Photo: Suwyada 24