These protests were met by Assad , who inherited the republic ’ s rule from his father , with repression and killing and imprisonment and torture to death , as he refused to give any rights to the people .
وقابلها نظام الأسد الابن ، الذي ورث حكم الجمهورية من أبيه ، بالقمع والقتل والاعتقال والتعذيب حتى الموت ، ولم يقبل أن يقدم أي حق للشعب .