'Dozens injured' in Syrian city
Dozens of people have been injured in clashes with security forces in the Syrian port of Baniyas, where 13 people were killed on Saturday, residents say.
One area is surrounded by army vehicles and gunfire is ongoing, they say.
Rights groups say hundreds of people have been arrested, including several students who took part in a rare rally at Damascus University on Monday.
About 200 people have died in weeks of protests against repression by President Bashar al-Assad's government.
The unrest is seen as the biggest challenge to the president, whose recent promise to introduce reforms has failed to stop street protests.
For the first time on Monday, around 500 students staged a demonstration at Damascus University, calling for greater political freedom.
There were reports that some students were arrested, although this cannot be confirmed.
It was a daring step by the students, as the university is tightly controlled by security personnel affiliated to the ruling Baath Party, says the BBC's Lina Sinjab in the capital.
Students loyal to President Assad staged a counter-demonstration at the campus, chanting pro-government slogans.
In the coastal city of Baniyas, meanwhile, another 22 people were arrested on Monday, as funerals were held for the four people who died when security forces opened fire on protesters over the weekend.
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