Over the course of the 10-month-old uprising, much of the violence has been from security forces firing on unarmed protesters.

Still, few people actually say that they condone the killing of unarmed protesters.

More than 40 unarmed protesters were killed and at least 300 were detained.

Eyewitnesses said police fired on unarmed protesters, but the authorities say they were forced to defend themselves.

Eyewitnesses say police fired on unarmed protesters, who have been protesting for months, in the town of 90,000.

Damntheral, You make a valid point, what chance do unarmed protesters have in the face of tanks?

The police have used harsh tactics, clubbing unarmed protesters to drive them back.

The Government has acknowledged that 95 people died this week in violence in which soldiers fired on unarmed protesters.

It detailed excessive use of force and abuse of unarmed protesters.

The latter reported that an eyewitness saw six unarmed protesters shot dead by police.