Update: 24/05/2011 - Bashar al-Assad - European Union - Syria
1,100 killed in Syria, rights organisations say
The death toll from Syria's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters has exceeded 1,100 in the last two months, a prominent human rights group said on Tuesday. Rights campaigners added that soldiers have been shot for refusing to fire on civilians.
Lucy FIELDER in Beirut (video)
News Wires (text)
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http://www.france24.com/en/20110523-eu-slaps-sanctions-syria-bashar-al-assad-repression