Rights groups say they have documented names of civilians allegedly killed by security forces since protests erupted.
Al-Jazeera
"Syrian government forces are being blamed for the deaths of more than 1,000 civilians in a nine-week crackdown on nationwide anti-government demonstrations.
Amar Qurabi, head of the Egypt-based National Organisation for Human Rights, said on Tuesday that his group has documented the names of 1,062 people killed since mid-March, along with the locations of where they died.
He also said more than 10,000 people have been arrested by authorities during the protests.
Meanwhile, Sawasiah, a Syrian human rights organisation, said on Tuesday that it had the names of 1,100 people who it reported were killed mostly in the southern Hauran Plain region, where the uprising first erupted.
The rights organisation, founded by jailed human rights lawyer Mohannad al-Hassani, said it had reports of another 200 civilians deaths, but did not have names.
Syria has barred most international media since the protests broke out, making it difficult to independently verify accounts of the violence.
Call for protests
Despite a rising civilian death toll, fresh protests calling for regime change across the country have continued to challenge the Assad family's 40-year-old dynasty.
But the lack of an established opposition group has been one of the main weaknesses of the Syrian uprising.
To find a common voice for its anti-government movement, opposition leaders are set to hold a conference next week in neighbouring Turkey, Qurabi told the AFP news agency on Tuesday.
"The Syrian opposition will organise a conference in Antalya from May 31 to June 2 in support of the revolt in Syria and claims of the Syrian people," he said......"
Al-Jazeera
"Syrian government forces are being blamed for the deaths of more than 1,000 civilians in a nine-week crackdown on nationwide anti-government demonstrations.
Amar Qurabi, head of the Egypt-based National Organisation for Human Rights, said on Tuesday that his group has documented the names of 1,062 people killed since mid-March, along with the locations of where they died.
He also said more than 10,000 people have been arrested by authorities during the protests.
Meanwhile, Sawasiah, a Syrian human rights organisation, said on Tuesday that it had the names of 1,100 people who it reported were killed mostly in the southern Hauran Plain region, where the uprising first erupted.
The rights organisation, founded by jailed human rights lawyer Mohannad al-Hassani, said it had reports of another 200 civilians deaths, but did not have names.
Syria has barred most international media since the protests broke out, making it difficult to independently verify accounts of the violence.
Call for protests
Despite a rising civilian death toll, fresh protests calling for regime change across the country have continued to challenge the Assad family's 40-year-old dynasty.
But the lack of an established opposition group has been one of the main weaknesses of the Syrian uprising.
To find a common voice for its anti-government movement, opposition leaders are set to hold a conference next week in neighbouring Turkey, Qurabi told the AFP news agency on Tuesday.
"The Syrian opposition will organise a conference in Antalya from May 31 to June 2 in support of the revolt in Syria and claims of the Syrian people," he said......"
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