Thousands of Syrians have filled the streets across the country following Friday prayers.br br Protests are continuing despite activists saying at least eight people were killed by security forces overnight.br br Al Jazeera is not allowed inside Syria to report on events.br br But our correspondent, Nisreen El Shamayleh, is monitoring developments from Ramtha, on the Jordan-Syria border.br br "Activists have reported several deaths in several provinces across Syria, these all happened on Friday after the noon prayers," she said.