Syria protests: Homs city sit-in 'dispersed by gunfire'
Syria's government has lifted the country's decades-old state of emergency as protests against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad continue.
The state security court, which handled the trials of political prisoners, has been abolished while a new law allowing peaceful protests has been approved.
The repeal of the emergency law was a key demand of protesters.
Earlier, unverified footage from the western city of Homs appeared to show security forces opening fire.
Caroline Hawley reports.
19 Apr 2011
- From the section Middle East