The death toll rises:
Human rights group Insan said that at least 16 people had been killed in the central city of Homs, six in Hama and two in Jableh. It said the total death toll was 26 but didn't specify where the other two deaths occurred. A human rights activist told the Associated Press news agency that 30 people had died, while Syrian state television said an army officer and four police were killed in Homs by a "criminal gang".
The above video from Homs "appears to show people being shot from behind." Meanwhile, the UN is finally taking some action against Syria, having failed to formally condemn the regime last week:
In an emergency session on Friday, the UN's top human rights body voted to condemn Syria for using deadly force against protesters and launched an investigation into the situation. "With today's vote, the Council has stood against attempts to silence dissent with the use of gratuitous violence, which is not the act of a responsible government," said Susan Rice, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in New York.
More movement:
European Union officials have agreed [to] punitive sanctions against 13 Syrian officials but — for the moment — have refrained from naming President Bashar al-Assad. Diplomats told AFP that ambassadors of the 27 nations would take a new look on Monday at whether to add Assad's name.
Others aren't as slow:
The cyberactivist group Anonymous has launched another round of attacks against Syrian government websites. Anons said on Twitter that the attacks, dubbed #OpSyria, are for "Great Justice" and to demand the release of imprisoned Al Jazeera journalist Dorothy Parvaz. At the time of writing, Al Jazeera verified that both the site for the Syrian interior ministry and an unidentified website had been taken offline by "distributed denial of service" (DDoS) attacks.
The latest on Parvaz:
The United States said Friday it is seeking diplomatic access to Al Jazeera's Dorothy Parvaz, who was detained by Syrian authorities last Friday. "We are certainly aware of the case of this detained American journalist for Al Jazeera," Mark Toner, a spokesperson for the US state department, told reporters, adding Washington is "concerned" about her case. "And we've asked for, obviously, given that she's an American citizen, for consular access," Toner added.
The Guardian zooms out:
Wissam Tarif […] has counted protests in 68 towns and villages so far today. He says at this time last week they had 43. But he says this week's protests have not been in central areas. "The security divided up the cities and prevented people gathering in central areas, so most people – spontaneously – protested in their neighbourhoods," he said, pointing to two separate protests in al-Tel as an example.
Earlier Dish coverage here.
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