beset about organising the locals who were getting out pictures my request to meet the syrian government to explain their attacks activists in homs have sent us parents say they cannot allow children to leave the confines of this is bbc news. the headlines at chart the pictures to illustrate daily life t‘uf‘lt lt‘u'fz "u tsltsfl, { through youtube. he has since been on civilians has been ignored. there, which we verified as far as what remains of their homes because chart the history of the world. we chart the history of the 70 -- of the constant shelling. doctors 3:00pm: tens of thousands of world. we chart the history of the imprisoned for his efforts. possible with refugees from the city now living in london. 70 —— syrian conflict. the everything, they say, is in short marchers take part in a parade in belfast to mark one of the most programme contains scenes of although such pictures cannot supply. food, cooking gas, fresh violence throughout. a lwa ys although such pictures cannot significant dates in unionist always be verified, for much of the everyone i've met on my trips to water, all are now rationed. young syria has been imprisoned orfled history. uprising, they are all the outside the country. in damascus, the labour leader ed miliband will world was able to see. protesters, say the country faces an "economic armed only with their smartphones demonstrators are calling for the children who lose their homes and emergency" as he kicks off the release of the media co—ordinator, families in the bombardment are are being imprisoned for helping arrested in february, his the opposition and for the shortage party conference in manchester. at this stage of the conflict, whereabouts are unknown. my other most at risk. of medical equipment and drugs, hundreds are dying who could be we'll have live coverage from manchester as mr miliband faces recorded the increasing violence. questions from voters shortly. syria, and the sound of battle is saved. sammy, the local businessman now constant. in spain, at least eight people as it spread from the south, it was filmmaker has been arrested and have died after heavy rains released and can slip over the whojoined saved. sammy, the local businessman who joined the revolutionary triggered flash floods in the an estimated 23,000 people are dead. border to meet me and smuggle out council of homs, has been southern regions of andalucia and imprisoned, tortured and released. about to engulf most of the country. more pictures. she describes what he and his colleagues say they will murcia. the outside world may have been fight to the very end. but he pope benedict's former butler goes watching, but what was it doing? on trial accused of stealing sensitive documents from the it is like for people like her warned so will president assad. we vatican. and, teeing off on day two millions have abandoned their homes, living in damascus today. too many and hundreds of thousands have fled of the ryder cup, europe attempt to the country. haul themselves back into in august, the arab league met and thought in the beginning that we contention as they trail the us 5—3. helicopters going around, random and, after a year and a half of shots, snipers over so many will get effective support from the governments of the west, but we got condemned the crackdown in syria. buildings, shooting everything that conflict, the two sides appear as nothing, actually. when we reach after talks with president asad, divorced from reality as ever. their spokesman claimed he had moved. i didn't notice when the

democracy, assad, his relatives, agreed to end the violence. any all of them will be sent to the criminal court, so he knows that he optimism fuelled by the statement shot actually came in because the president assad claims he has given has no future in syria. he will was to be short lived. window was open, so there was no his army specific orders. broken glass. i woke the next morning and realised there was a hole in the wall above my bed. and northern ireland's biggest policing continue to fight until the end and operation in 20 years is taking we will continue also. the syrian place in belfast. tens of thousands i got back in touch with some of people will get freedom. of people are taking part in a those i met in homs last year. the parade to mark a 100 year old while the rebels fight on. a we are agreement that laid the way for the with the news of the resistance partition of ireland. unionists spreading, i decided to sneak back signed the ulster covenant in 1912 to show their determination to into syria, this time to hom's, remain british. our correspondent sure of victory, and if the engineer who took me for a tour international committee wants to help us, it will take only a few which had become the epicentre of around the city of baba amr. what jane peeljoins remain british. our correspondent jane peel joins me the revolution that — this time to is happening today? remain british. our correspondent jane peeljoins me now from weeks. her outdid syria find itself homs. stormont. a beautiful afternoon ona weeks. her outdid syria find itself on a path towards death and a local resistance co—ordinator destruction that — how did syria? there, and in terms of any flashpoints, as it all gone off gave me a tour of other armour —— peacefully so far? so far, so good. good afternoon, it has been a about armour, bearing the brunt of lovely day across the country, with it is very colourful and noisy here government forces attacks, and he plenty of sunshine, but we will see pointed out with indignation the in the grounds of stormont. but yes, changes tonight and tomorrow. this and let —— uncollected rubbish and and let —— uncollected rubbish and a bullet holes in the buildings. morning, we had clear skies. there potential flashpoints, in the grounds of stormont. but yes, potentialflashpoints, as part of had been some cloud bubbling up and the parade went past a couple of you look at this! one or two showers, but not too catholic churches, they all went

many. for most cases it will stay peacefully. there was a small so how did it happen? i have kept dry for protest amongst the nationalist many. for most cases it will stay dryfora time many. for most cases it will stay dry for a time this evening, but community outside one of the you can see thicker cloud and rain in touch with people i have met on church's, but no problems at all, trips to damascus and homs, in touch with people i have met on trips to damascus and horns, and by there is also a carnival atmosphere and everybody here, certainly, looking at what has happened in their lives, i am attempting to arriving. throughout the night, it here. people rejoicing in the understand the tragic turn of freedom to express themselves. will turn wet and breezy. to the monks the unionist community is events which has left syria the having a good time in the sunshine disaster it is today. after a0 yea rs of freedom to express themselves. after a0 years of authoritarian south and east, clear skies, so —— amongst the unionist community. rule. temperatures will drop away and it when it comes to the next few years will turn chilly. with more cloud we have a few more centenaries are quite significant dates in the history of ireland. yes, there are further north, we have rain and the origins of the uprising were, a number of centenaries, because strong south—westerly winds. many after all, modest. in january obviously 100 years ago was a very places staying in double figures. the origins of the uprising were, after all, modest. injanuary last year a important time in the history of after all, modest. injanuary last yeara group of after all, modest. injanuary last year a group of young people, it will be a different start muslims and christians, put an tomorrow morning with cloud and invitation on facebook to join a rain, setting in across northern this island. what we have is the demonstration outside the egyptian right after my exchange with this england. if you have any plans centenary this island. what we have is the ce nte nary of this island. what we have is the embassy in support of the demonstrated, the army opened fire centenary of the signing of the protesters in cairo or —— cairo‘s and we ran. nonetheless, opposition first thing in the morning, north— cove na nt, centenary of the signing of the covenant, which was the unionists west england and parts of cumbria claiming that by any means possible leaders told me they were trying to and south—west scotland, seeing the tahfir protesters in cairo or —— cairo‘s keep their protest peaceful and protect their britishness and make tahrir square. a young film—maker wettest weather. at this stage, sure they were not taken over by was one of the organisers of this that to hold demonstrations which united all the countries ethnic overcast in parts of the midlands first demonstration. we sat, we and early sunshine across kent and the irish in the south. but that sussex and hampshire. a lot of groups. then lead, some nine years later,

chanted, we lit candles. we sank cloud across the south—west of to partition and there was home the national anthem —— we sang the england at 9am, but it should be sammy isa rule in dublin and the creation of dry. in wales, the rain isjust sammy is a local businessman. after national anthem, and other similar northern ireland which remained a songs, and may be less than an hour joining the revolutionary council pa rt northern ireland which remained a part of the united kingdom. in homs he had to leave his home starting. the wind will be strong. and go into hiding. the regime is obviously there were a number of later one of the more enthusiastic across northern ireland, cloudy and developments after that, and one of parts of the crowd started chanting trying to push us to be involved in light rain. in northern scotland, the significant nationalist the civil war. but it will not centenaries will be in 2016, the that the wind of change has blown, the weather front is starting to succeed. we are centenary the civil war. but it will not clear and we will see breaks in the centenaries will be in 2016, the ce nte nary of centenaries will be in 2016, the centenary of the easter rising. we and that is when the security succeed. we are aware the civil war. but it will not succeed. we are aware enough of the approach this and said we had to risk. and in the demonstrations you cloud. things brightening up, but have a number of unionist and can see the muslims and christians stop. many were arrested, cameras nationalist centenaries coming up a lwa ys cloud. things brightening up, but always keeping the risk of showers. which will be marked. when it comes marching together and shouting for we re stop. many were arrested, cameras were confiscated, and they were freedom, freedom for people. so our still some harry rain across north— to sensitivities, the parades told that calls for change would not be tolerated. west england and north wales in the commission is in charge of real enemy is the regime itself. afternoon. that will be accompanied by strong, south—westerly winds. but the phase of non—violent they 13—year—old boy in the south demonstration was coming to an end. not reaching the south—east, where it should stay dry throughout much of the country is one of the first of the day. when we get sunshine in victims. he was arrested, tortured here in homs, army snipers targeted glasgow and belfast, it will be civilians as they tried to leave around 1a degrees. some sunshine on and killed after a group of friday prayers. schoolboys, inspired by the arab monday and a scattering the showers. spring, wrote and the regime the weather front been stubborn to slogans on their school wall —— that was to attend what had become

clear the south—east. low pressure anti— regime. it was a warning of by now weekly demonstrations. will stay close by on tuesday and what was to come. wednesday. quite unsettled. there little wonder that peaceful protest gave way to fighting. according to will be a mixture of sunshine and showers and some of the showers can be quite heavy, perhaps with the sammy, who speaks to me from his current hiding—place in homs. when odd rumble of thunder. i spoke to you in homes a year ago maya, who were met in damascus a you said you were committed to a year grow “— political and peaceful solution and maya, who were met in damascus a yeargrow —— year maya, who were met in damascus a year grow —— year ago, has crossed you did not want the situation to the border into lebanon to update get out of control. me on the situation. she tells me we tried our best to stay committed how shocked everyone was when the toa we tried our best to stay committed to a peaceful movement against this child was murdered in their and how regime. actually, as a result of they all thought president assad would apologise. the mass destruction of our city, tens of thousands of peaceful unarmed civilians who were killed, when the president came out with we we re unarmed civilians who were killed, we were obliged to carry arms to the first speech he should have admitted it was a mistake to react defend ourselves. it was not our so violently, that the people in choice. we were forced to use arms. charge who had done that would stand trial, and he could have announced an official warning, and

that would have calmed people down. former businessmen like family lawyers, manual workers and stu d e nts lawyers, manual workers and but he didn't. so what happened? students picked up arms. —— like basically the first speech announced war against the people. sammy. there have been allegations of atrocities on both sides. but with so many restrictions in place, these reports are hard to confirm. but the increasing and indiscriminate bombing of the urban areas is not. 200 civilian deaths we re areas is not. 200 civilian deaths were reported in homs in one day. opposition was driven underground, and freedom of speech denied. the sunday times reporter marie colvin and a french journalist were killed by syrian government troops, prompting another international outcry. in march, the united nations called an emergency meeting. journalists who have been allowed in officially are only given the

government point of view. i wanted russia and china's refusal to attend meant there could be no an alternative, and as the first security council resolution, only a television reporter to enter syria during the uprising, i had to go statement. the security council undercover and carry out interviews in hiding. once in damascus, i ex presses statement. the security council expresses its gravest concern at the deteriorating situation in syria, which has resulted in a asked a well—known champion of serious human rights crisis and media freedom, whether i could meet deplorable humanitarian situation. strong words, but words with no openly with protesters and attend demonstrations. bite. clearly, president assad had to do something. he visited the suburbin to do something. he visited the suburb in homs that had been attacked more than any other. was this an opportunity to make amends?

i get back to sammy and ask if he has seen any signs of rebuilding. it isa has seen any signs of rebuilding. it is a big lie. he destroyed baba amrand so he it is a big lie. he destroyed baba amr and so he is not serious in rebuilding it. he also destroyed many villages. assad made his decision to defeat the peaceful opposition. the barbarity reached new extremes with the massacre in the town of houla, where un monitors confirmed the killing of more than 100 people, mainly women and children, by government thugs known as the shabiha. occasional monitoring is all the un can do.

without the backing of the security council resolution, the un is impotent in syria. again, world leaders met to talk. at a gathering of the so—called friends of syria in paris, where they stood in memory of the victims of violence and agreed that there would be no military intervention to help the rebels, only a call for tougher sanctions. we have to deny the syrian regime the sources of finance they use to fund their killing machine. andjust finance they use to fund their killing machine. and just like all the lame interventions by the international community, president assad has ignored them. in a scarcely believable statement a few weeks ago, he denied what his army

had done and has warned that the war he has declared against his people will continue.