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1. A new report by a network of more than 60 human rights groups says that Syrian women are increasingly the targets of violent abuse and torture by government forces and armed groups.

more than 不只是；很
例句：More than 100 people were wounded.
爆炸还造成100多人受伤。

2. They want the prime minister to step down, claiming she is the puppet of her elder brother the former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, currently in exile. Jonathan Head reports.

step down 退休，辞职
例句：The governor has rejected all calls to step down.
这位州长拒绝了所有要求他下台的呼声。

3. Now the protest organizers are calling on their supporters to bring mattresses and base themselves in these ministries.

call on 拜访（某人）；叫；号召；要求
例句：I call on my parents on occasion.
我有时去拜访我的父母。

4. Together in the 1970s, they set up a communist squat in Brixton, in south of London.

set up 建立；准备； 安排；引起
例句：The students also set up debating teams.
学生们还成立了辩论队。