On Friday, according to activists.

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Syrian Shelling Kills ‘at Least 90’

Syrian opposition activists are begging for international help in stopping the government's sustained slaughter after regime forces devastated a town Friday, killing 88 people — mostly children, an opposition group said.

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Syrian opposition: Scores slaughtered

At least 88 people, including many children, are killed in a town in Syria’s restive province of Homs, opposition activists say, calling it a “massacre”.

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‘Dozens die’ in Syria town attack

Members from opposition parties in Wales and non-party activists are set to join forces for a policy think-tank, says Conservative assembly member David Melding.

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Melding reveals think-tank plan

Antigovernment anger in Syria has escalated over the harsh repression of students in Aleppo, where activists on Friday reported extensive protests against President Bashar al-Assad.

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Crackdown on Aleppo Students Stokes Fury in Syria

Syrian activists report thousands at protests in the city of Aleppo, which has so far largely stayed loyal to the president since the uprising began.

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Syria protests ‘grip Aleppo city’

Activists: Attacked civilians in village.

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Syrian Troops Kill 7 Sunnis

A nephew of Chen Guangcheng is being investigated, according to lawyers and activists, and those aiding him have been put under various forms of detention.

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Chinese Activist’s Family Said to Face Harassment

At least five people are killed in an explosion targeting a bus in a suburb of Syria’s second city Aleppo, according to activists.

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‘Five killed’ in Aleppo explosion

Syrian security forces stormed student dorms on Thursday to break up anti-government protests, killing at least four students, activists and opposition groups.

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At Least 4 Said to Be Dead in Raid on Aleppo University in Syria

Tuesday marked a noisy return to the national stage for the Occupy movement, which had been dormant for much of the winter. Activists called it “A Day Without the 99 Percent.” But as protesters across the country responded to the movement’s call for a general strike, the 99 percenters seemed to be everywhere: marching to the White House and through Midtown Manhattan; smashing windows in downtown Seattle; and forming picket lines at restaurants, banks and hospitals. Read full article > >

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Occupy movement returns for May Day protests in D.C., New York and around U.S.

Hundreds of Occupy protesters marched, chanted and scuffled with law enforcement officers in New York, San Francisco, Seattle and other cities around the world as they joined with labor activists to take part in a May Day “general strike” for economic equality Tuesday. Read full article > >

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Occupy protests underway in New York, D.C. and across globe; 30 arrested in N.Y.

(New York) – Amnesty International today condemned the delaying tactics of a Bahrain court — after the second postponement of an appeals hearing for 14 jailed activists — in light of the critical condition of prominent activist Addulhadi al-Khawaja, who is on his 75th day of a hunger strike. The human rights organization said Bahrain is “toying” with al-Khawaja’s life and demanded his release, along with the other 13 activists.

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Amnesty International Says Bahrain Court Is “Toying” With Life of Hunger Striker

Bahraini court postpones final verdict in the case of a hunger striker and 20 other democracy activists convicted of plotting to overthrow the kingdom’s rulers.

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Bahrain activist appeal postponed

Several people have been shot dead during protests in Syria, activists say, as the UN considers deploying monitors to oversee a peace plan.

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‘Shots fired’ at Syria protesters