The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. April 6, 2011 Syrian Death Toll Rises to 173 ------------------------------- Human rights workers in Syria have increased their estimate of the number of people killed in the Syrian government's crackdown on a wave of popular protests. The Syrian group, INSAN, says at least 173 people have died since demonstrations began last month. .