More protests are planned in several cities across Syria. So far protests have led to changes in President Bashar al-Assad’s government including a new cabinet. However, Syrian security agents have continued to detain and torture undreds of protesters in the past month, according to Human Rights Watch. The BBC’s Owen Bennett-Jones is monitoring events from across the border in the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
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