Syria

A 1980s Syrian children's cartoon "Bashar the Honeybee" is used as a send up in a powerful satire that is making the rounds in Syrian activist circles.

After promising Ban Ki Moon that he would let a UN team into the city of Deraa to investigate claims of a massacre, Syrian President Bashar al Assad has has reneged on the deal. In fact, according to several news sources, of Syrian tanks and soldiers are heading to the Deraa region, guns a-blazing.

Recently uploaded videos to YouTube show awful scenes of people being shot down in the streets.

There is word leaking out of a massacre perpetrated by Syrian authorities in the town of Deraa, which has been a hotbed of anti-government protests.  Syrian forces moved into the town about 10 days ago, and since then have been reportedly using snipers to pick off protesters and heavy artillery to punish entire neighborhoods.

With Syrian pro-democracy protests in full-swing, we provide a list of Twitter feeds to follow to stay on top of events in the country.