Activists: Syria least violating the human rights 15 die in several towns. Friday is the day of "kinship" State television reports military offensive in Jisr Al - Shugur
At least 15 people They have been killed on Friday by Syria in numerous anti-Government demonstrations, a Syrian human rights group told CNN.
Six died in Latakia, five in Idlib and Maaret al - Nouman, two in the suburb of Damascus Qaboun and two in Basra, al - Harir in the Daraa province, said the Syrian Centre for human rights. Another group reported a greater number of 22 dead.
The Syrian army has launched an operation to retake the border rebel city of Jisr Al - Shugur, near Turkey, but it is not known how many casualties have been in this development.
Anti-government protesters have organized protests nationwide Friday after Muslim prayers for weeks and gave each one of these days a theme.
Expression of discontent Friday is nicknamed "the Friday of kinship," which indicates that all Syriacs are part of a family. A Facebook page promoting activism advises demonstrations in Damascus, Qamishli, Tabqa, Deir Ezzor, Abu Kamal, Al - Mayadin, Basira, Qurie, Ras al-Ein and other cities.
Irina Bokova's Director-General of UNESCO on Friday weighed on the violence and repression on the access of citizens to "communication and information services."
"Reports from Syria are alarming," said Bokova. "They must respect the rights of citizens, as well as the rights and safety of journalists." This includes the right to freedom of expression, the need for access to information and the ability to communicate. "The decision to close the access and cell phone Internet, networks block of broadcasting organizations and preventing journalists doing their job is not acceptable".
Mention a promised amnesty and they call for national dialogue by the Syrian authorities, Bokova urged to "authorities immediately restore services of Internet and cell phone for the citizens, to lift the restrictions on the media and to prevent acts of aggression against journalists, so it can report freely on events as it is their duty".
A spokesman for the local coordination committees in Syria said that there were two demonstrations in Daraa after noon prayers, about 1,000 gathered in the neighborhood of the Kousour and 3,000 in a torrent of Tarik to ODS. Daraa is where the anti-Government protests began nearly three months ago.
Crowds are sung by the fall of the regime and in support of the town of Jisr the Shughur and Hama, where there has been military assaults on protesters. Security forces fired bullets into the air to disperse the demonstrators, but were reported casualties.
The activist also received reports of two dead in the village of Basra al - Harir, more than 20 miles northeast of Daraa when random security forces opened fire on the demonstrators.
The LCC had a greater number of deaths, the names of 22 protesters killed throughout the country.
Syrian State TV reported an assault of the security forces in Qaboun resulting in injuries. He says that they are dispersing meetings in the towns of Ras al-Ein and Amouda.
State TV said the "armed gangs" in Maaret - Nouman and Idlib are shooting at the headquarters of the security force and are trying to "" repeat the same scenario of Jisr al - Shugur through the establishment of institutions of the forces and the police on fire safety and various public.""
A prominent activist outside Syria told CNN that security forces opened fire on thousands demonstrate in Maaret - Nouman and uses a helicopter of the demonstrators.
The activist, who received details on the event of a network of contacts, said protesters took to the members of the security force that they ran out of ammunition and said that some protesters used their own personal - like hunting rifles and AK-47 guns - to detain people.
CNN could not independently confirm the information.
In the Jisr Shugur, Syrians refugees and activists of the opposition who fled the city fearing an attack from the Government said heard tanks firing their guns as they advanced through villages while approaching the city.
The military advance spread panic among the civilian population. Residents say that they have evacuated women and children of Jisr Al - Shugur in recent days. More than 2,700 Syrian refugees have fled to Turkey and humanitarian workers fear that many more are on their way.
The Syria Government announced that it will punish Jisr Al - Shugur, after said that "armed groups" massacred at least 120 security forces several days ago.
The refugees have disputed that claim. They say that soldiers rebelled and began to fight each other when they were ordered to open fire on the unarmed demonstrators.Nothing Husseini of CNN contributed to this report
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