Syrian security forces have killed 44 people opened fire on Friday, May 20 demonstrators in several cities, according to a new toll released Saturday by an activist of Human Rights. "The Syrian authorities continue to use excessive force and (use) of live ammunition to face demonstrations in various parts of the country," said Ammar al-Qourabi, head of the National Organization of Human Rights in Syria.
He said 26 people were killed in the province of Idlib (west) and 13 in Homs (center). Two others died in the town of Deir Ezzor (east), one Daraya, suburb of Damascus, Latakia (west) and another in Hama (center). Four teenagers are among the victims, including two aged 12 and 16 who were killed in Homs.
Restrictions on foreign media by the regime of Bashar al-Assad to prevent any independent verification. But an activist for human rights has confirmed the that the police fired live bullets at demonstrators gathered in Homs. Other witnesses also said the authorities fired on the crowd to Baniyas, city of the east, after the great weekly prayers.
No report was immediately available. Protest in Homs, May 20 Facebook page "Syrian Revolution 2011, motor movement, had urged people to mass in the streets after prayers, saying that Damascus and Aleppo were planning" a surprise to diet and Chabih " , militiamen accused of sowing terror in the homes of opposition.
"We have zero tolerance of security forces or Chabih. We will not let them stop us," she had insisted. Event in the neighborhood Barzeh, Damascus repression of the opposition movement has made since March 15, at least 850 people dead and caused more than 8,000 arrests, according to NGOs and the UN.
She has driven thousands of Syrians to take the path of the exodus. According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Lebanese authorities estimate that a total of approximately 4,000 civilians, mostly women and children, went to Lebanon.
He said 26 people were killed in the province of Idlib (west) and 13 in Homs (center). Two others died in the town of Deir Ezzor (east), one Daraya, suburb of Damascus, Latakia (west) and another in Hama (center). Four teenagers are among the victims, including two aged 12 and 16 who were killed in Homs.
Restrictions on foreign media by the regime of Bashar al-Assad to prevent any independent verification. But an activist for human rights has confirmed the that the police fired live bullets at demonstrators gathered in Homs. Other witnesses also said the authorities fired on the crowd to Baniyas, city of the east, after the great weekly prayers.
No report was immediately available. Protest in Homs, May 20 Facebook page "Syrian Revolution 2011, motor movement, had urged people to mass in the streets after prayers, saying that Damascus and Aleppo were planning" a surprise to diet and Chabih " , militiamen accused of sowing terror in the homes of opposition.
"We have zero tolerance of security forces or Chabih. We will not let them stop us," she had insisted. Event in the neighborhood Barzeh, Damascus repression of the opposition movement has made since March 15, at least 850 people dead and caused more than 8,000 arrests, according to NGOs and the UN.
She has driven thousands of Syrians to take the path of the exodus. According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Lebanese authorities estimate that a total of approximately 4,000 civilians, mostly women and children, went to Lebanon.
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