Human rights activists say at least 15 people have been killed in Syria as the government crushes opponents to President Bashar al-Assad.
 
On Friday protests took place across the country, despite attempts to quell the months long uprising.
 
Witnesses have told Al Jazeera scores of people have been killed in the city of Hama, which has been under siege since Sunday.
 
However, fear of the army has not deterred demonstrators, Al Jazeera's Rula Amin reports from Beirut.