BEIRUT, Tekertin.com - Syrian security forces opened fire on pro-democracy rally participants that was held after Friday prayers (05/20/2011) all over Syria. At least 34 people, including a 10-year-old child, were killed, said a number of human rights activists.
The boy was among 12 people who died in the city of Homs, while 15 others were killed in the city of al-Naaman Maaret.
Two people have died in Daraa, the center of protests that swept Syria since 15 March, one person was killed in Daraya, a suburb of Damascus, and another in the coastal city of Latakia. In a demonstration in Deir Ezzor, two protestors lost their lives, while one person becomes the victim in Hama. Dozens of others were injured in demonstrations in neg
The activists were added, two more were killed in the eastern city, Deir Ezzor, and one person was killed in the city center, Pest. Dozens of people were also injured in the demonstrations, they said.
State television accused the violence was carried out by armed groups who fired on civilians and security forces.
Protests also took place in other cities in the country. One activist said the demonstrations carried out outside a mosque in central Damascus city center. But the security forces managed to disperse the mass.
One other activists in Homs reported, security forces raided a local hospital and move some of the wounded and the body of a victim.
In Ain Arab, an area predominantly ethnic Kurds, hundreds of people took to the streets by shouting slogans "No to violence, yes to dialogue" and "We are not Islamist or Salafist, we want freedom. No one is calling for regime collapse. "" Radif said Mustapha, head of the Kurdish Human Rights group.
In Banias, thousands of men, women and children marched. Many demonstrators were men who deliberately did not wear shirts to show they were unarmed, said Rami Abdel Rahman, the Syrian human rights observer.
So far, these reports can not be independently confirmed because foreign journalists barred from entering Syria hit by protests demanding reforms since mid-March.
Human rights groups have accused Syrian authorities killed hundreds of civilians in crushing the peaceful protest. According to them, thousands of people were arrested and dozens were missing after a demonstration demanding political freedom and an end to corruption erupted nearly six weeks ago.
The government announced a series of reform measures in an effort to calm the demonstrators, in addition to freeing prisoners and plans to make new laws about licensing for media and political parties.
President Bashar al-Assad also decided to revoke martial law, compiled in December 1962 and in force since the Baath Party to power in March 1963.
Pro-democracy activists in several Arab countries, including Syria, inspired by the uprising in Tunisia and Egypt who managed to overthrow the government which has ruled recovered years
The boy was among 12 people who died in the city of Homs, while 15 others were killed in the city of al-Naaman Maaret.
Two people have died in Daraa, the center of protests that swept Syria since 15 March, one person was killed in Daraya, a suburb of Damascus, and another in the coastal city of Latakia. In a demonstration in Deir Ezzor, two protestors lost their lives, while one person becomes the victim in Hama. Dozens of others were injured in demonstrations in neg
The activists were added, two more were killed in the eastern city, Deir Ezzor, and one person was killed in the city center, Pest. Dozens of people were also injured in the demonstrations, they said.
State television accused the violence was carried out by armed groups who fired on civilians and security forces.
Protests also took place in other cities in the country. One activist said the demonstrations carried out outside a mosque in central Damascus city center. But the security forces managed to disperse the mass.
One other activists in Homs reported, security forces raided a local hospital and move some of the wounded and the body of a victim.
In Ain Arab, an area predominantly ethnic Kurds, hundreds of people took to the streets by shouting slogans "No to violence, yes to dialogue" and "We are not Islamist or Salafist, we want freedom. No one is calling for regime collapse. "" Radif said Mustapha, head of the Kurdish Human Rights group.
In Banias, thousands of men, women and children marched. Many demonstrators were men who deliberately did not wear shirts to show they were unarmed, said Rami Abdel Rahman, the Syrian human rights observer.
So far, these reports can not be independently confirmed because foreign journalists barred from entering Syria hit by protests demanding reforms since mid-March.
Human rights groups have accused Syrian authorities killed hundreds of civilians in crushing the peaceful protest. According to them, thousands of people were arrested and dozens were missing after a demonstration demanding political freedom and an end to corruption erupted nearly six weeks ago.
The government announced a series of reform measures in an effort to calm the demonstrators, in addition to freeing prisoners and plans to make new laws about licensing for media and political parties.
President Bashar al-Assad also decided to revoke martial law, compiled in December 1962 and in force since the Baath Party to power in March 1963.
Pro-democracy activists in several Arab countries, including Syria, inspired by the uprising in Tunisia and Egypt who managed to overthrow the government which has ruled recovered years


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