At least 500 people have died, thousands have been arrested and dozens are missing in the six weeks of demonstrations in Syria, where the opposition called out to streets Friday to protest against the regime of Bashar al Assad. The Syrian human rights organization Sawasiah, founded by the jailed human rights lawyer Mohannad al-Hassani, reported that security forces have killed some 500 civilians to quell demonstrations to demand democratic reforms.
The death toll can not be confirmed by independent sources because of the restrictions imposed by the Syrian authorities to the international media. According Sawasiah, thousands of people have been arrested and dozens were missing after the crackdown of the security forces against demonstrators, mostly in the southern city of Dera, Arab media reported the Israeli daily Haaretz, On Thursday, the 'young Syrian revolution 'through Facebook drew a new day of wrath' for tomorrow against the Syrian regime, in solidarity with Dera, scene of the popular revolt that began in mid-March.
Meanwhile, more than 200 members of the Baath Arab Socialist Party, resigned last night in protest at the violence used by the Assad regime to repress the demonstrations for democratic reforms. All are part of the party in the city of Dera, where the regime has used the army and armored cars to suppress protests in a brutal manner, at the first sign of dissent within the ruling party in Syria since the 1963 coup.
In addition, another 28 activists of the Baath resigned yesterday in the coastal city of Banias also protest 'by the practices of security forces against demonstrators. The network opposing 'Sham' and the group Revolution against Syria Bashar al Assad issued on Thursday in their Facebook page lists some names of Baath activists have resigned.
Some diplomats said they are also emerging signs of discontent within the army, where most troops are Sunni, but their controls mostly belong to the Alawite minority, the same as Assad. Syria protests began on 18 March and were severely repressed by the authorities, who have deployed the Army in different parts of the country, including in Dera and the suburb of Doura, in Damascus, according to the opposition network 'Sham'.
The Syrian opposition demanded the government adopt a new constitution that will promote policy reforms in the country, according to a statement entitled "National Initiative for change." 'The new constitution should guarantee fundamental rights of citizens and establish a clear separation between the legislative, judicial and executive branches, "according to the document signed by 150 opposition activists.
They also noted the Army as the 'only public institution in Syria capable of directing political change', negotiate with different factions and form a transitional government charged with carrying out reforms. 
The death toll can not be confirmed by independent sources because of the restrictions imposed by the Syrian authorities to the international media. According Sawasiah, thousands of people have been arrested and dozens were missing after the crackdown of the security forces against demonstrators, mostly in the southern city of Dera, Arab media reported the Israeli daily Haaretz, On Thursday, the 'young Syrian revolution 'through Facebook drew a new day of wrath' for tomorrow against the Syrian regime, in solidarity with Dera, scene of the popular revolt that began in mid-March.
Meanwhile, more than 200 members of the Baath Arab Socialist Party, resigned last night in protest at the violence used by the Assad regime to repress the demonstrations for democratic reforms. All are part of the party in the city of Dera, where the regime has used the army and armored cars to suppress protests in a brutal manner, at the first sign of dissent within the ruling party in Syria since the 1963 coup.
In addition, another 28 activists of the Baath resigned yesterday in the coastal city of Banias also protest 'by the practices of security forces against demonstrators. The network opposing 'Sham' and the group Revolution against Syria Bashar al Assad issued on Thursday in their Facebook page lists some names of Baath activists have resigned.
Some diplomats said they are also emerging signs of discontent within the army, where most troops are Sunni, but their controls mostly belong to the Alawite minority, the same as Assad. Syria protests began on 18 March and were severely repressed by the authorities, who have deployed the Army in different parts of the country, including in Dera and the suburb of Doura, in Damascus, according to the opposition network 'Sham'.
The Syrian opposition demanded the government adopt a new constitution that will promote policy reforms in the country, according to a statement entitled "National Initiative for change." 'The new constitution should guarantee fundamental rights of citizens and establish a clear separation between the legislative, judicial and executive branches, "according to the document signed by 150 opposition activists.
They also noted the Army as the 'only public institution in Syria capable of directing political change', negotiate with different factions and form a transitional government charged with carrying out reforms.
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