According to the Reform Party of Syria:

Washington DC, March 10, 2005/RPS/ — The Arab Human Rights Committee in Syria, led by Dr. Ammar Qurabi, called for Syrians to peacefully march to the Ministry of Justice today to object the lack of freedom and expression and to free prisoners of conscience in Syria.
Upon arrival to the Ministry of Justice, about 100 marchers were met by intelligence and security personnel who used sticks and batons to beat the marchers back and to disperse them. Some people sustained injuries.
The treatment of intellectuals and human rights activists in Syria is subject to great debate in the society. More and more Syrians have come to the conclusion that the regime must change in order to deconstruct the country and construct it again. Lack of respect for the constitution and the laws in the Syrian society is driving people to think in extreme ways.