Hundreds protest in Syrian capital after Christmas tree burned

"We demand the rights of Christians," protesters chanted as they marched through the Syrian capital towards the headquarters of the Orthodox Patriarchate in the Bab Sharqi neighbourhood.

Christian worshippers stage a sit-in inside the Mariamite Church in Damascus early on December 24, 2024. - Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in Christian areas of Damascus early on December 24, to protest the burning of a Christmas tree near Hama in central Syria, AFP journalists witnessed. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP)