Syria 'tortures activists to access their Facebook pages'

Protest organisers have set up the Syrian Revolution 2011 Facebook page and have promised that "demonstrations will continue every day".

However, amateur video footage showing the violent suppression of protests has dwindled to a trickle amid signs that the regime could be gaining the upper hand after more than seven weeks of anti-government protests.

"The lines of communication have almost been completely severed," one activist said.

 "Some of our people who have been taken have been broken under the most severe torture, and they have revealed passwords and names." More...

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