The Syrian security forces opened fire today on thousands of protesters taking part in the burial of the 100 victims of the repression of protests yesterday. The authorities use force again the day after the bloodiest day of protests since they began demonstrations against President Bashar Al-Assad on 18 March.
At least 12 people were shot dead on Saturday, when the mourners were concentrated in different parts of Damascus, the capital and the southern city of Dara for burial, according to reports in the Arabic news network Al Jazeera. With the deaths of the day, the number of people killed by the army crackdown in the last two days amounts to about 125, and 200 since I started the demonstrations against the government.
The estimates are made based on witness accounts held by the opposition and human rights groups, and have not been independently corroborated. Regarding the day of protests of the 'Good Friday', the state news agency Sana reported only a limited number of demonstrations in some provinces and described the violence as the work of armed criminal gangs.
However, two independent legislators and a Muslim cleric more resigned to protest the excessive use of force against civilians who oppose the government and demand a democratic political system in Syria. Nasser al-Hariri and Khalil al-Rifaei, independent deputies who represent the city of Dara, which has produced the greatest number of deaths, Al Jazeera expressed its outrage and concern at the events.
'I feel sad for those who died yesterday today and bullets of security forces, despite President al-Assad had promised they would not use live ammunition,' said Al-Hariri, who also said powerless to protect demonstrators. For his part, Al-Rifaei expressed condolences to the family and the people who voted for him to occupy a seat in parliament and 'now I can not protect it more.
" Abdulrahman Rezq Abaza, the mufti appointed by the government to Dara and has been a focal point for protests, also resigned Saturday to protest the killing of protesters, but urged a political solution to end the crisis. 
At least 12 people were shot dead on Saturday, when the mourners were concentrated in different parts of Damascus, the capital and the southern city of Dara for burial, according to reports in the Arabic news network Al Jazeera. With the deaths of the day, the number of people killed by the army crackdown in the last two days amounts to about 125, and 200 since I started the demonstrations against the government.
The estimates are made based on witness accounts held by the opposition and human rights groups, and have not been independently corroborated. Regarding the day of protests of the 'Good Friday', the state news agency Sana reported only a limited number of demonstrations in some provinces and described the violence as the work of armed criminal gangs.
However, two independent legislators and a Muslim cleric more resigned to protest the excessive use of force against civilians who oppose the government and demand a democratic political system in Syria. Nasser al-Hariri and Khalil al-Rifaei, independent deputies who represent the city of Dara, which has produced the greatest number of deaths, Al Jazeera expressed its outrage and concern at the events.
'I feel sad for those who died yesterday today and bullets of security forces, despite President al-Assad had promised they would not use live ammunition,' said Al-Hariri, who also said powerless to protect demonstrators. For his part, Al-Rifaei expressed condolences to the family and the people who voted for him to occupy a seat in parliament and 'now I can not protect it more.
" Abdulrahman Rezq Abaza, the mufti appointed by the government to Dara and has been a focal point for protests, also resigned Saturday to protest the killing of protesters, but urged a political solution to end the crisis.
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