Amateur videos of protests in Harasta Syria, Deir al-Zour, Banias, al-Bukamal, Homs and Busur al-Harir
At least 20 people were reported killed and dozens were wounded Syrian army and the police opened fire on anti-government protesters.
Activists said most deaths were in southern Deraa province, but there were also reports of gunfire in Homs.
On Thursday, led calls last American President Bashar al-Assad to withdraw.
Previously Assad said the United Nations, the police and army operations against civilians had ceased.
Russia has rejected U.S. calls for President Assad to go because he needed more time to implement reforms.
And UN envoy to Syria accused the U.S. of trying to foment rebellion.
Bashar Jaafari said the U.S. was "just war and humanitarian diplomacy" against Syria, along with other members of the UN Security Council.
Meanwhile, the EU is preparing to extend its sanctions against Syria, targeting the oil sector, officials said. The EU is also seeking to add individuals and institutions of the state to its blacklist of sanctions, which impose travel bans and freezing assets.
The majority of oil exports go to Europe to Syria.
"Part of the victory"
Defenders said two people were killed in Homs, Syria's third largest city, when there were more deaths in the suburbs of Damascus.
However, most deaths occurred in three towns of Dera province, where the uprising began in March.
Syrian state media gave a different account, saying gunmen opened fire on worshipers and security forces killed at least two police officers.
Assad promised political reforms, but continued to take action against the protesters, accusing the problems of "terrorist groups".
For Human Rights estimate that some 2,000 people were killed and thousands arrested in March after the Syrian security forces - using tanks, helicopters, snipers and helicopters - to try to suppress dissidents, that erupted in many parts of the country .
The UN has given permission to send a humanitarian mission to Syria on Saturday, and guaranteed full access to the root of a conversation between the Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon and President Assad on Wednesday.
Page is a group on Facebook, the Syrian Revolution 2011, the organizers of the protest dubbed the day "on Friday, starting with the victory," the report said.
Despite the promise of Mr. Assad to stop security forces fired on protesters, activist accounts and displays video on the Internet shows little has changed, says the BBC's Jim Muir reports that Lebanon's neighbor Because of restrictions on Syrian foreign media.
Thursday, United States - followed by the United Kingdom, France, Germany and the European Union - Assad asked to "opt out", saying his "call for dialogue and reform rang hollow so that it is to imprison, torture and massacre their own people. "
Syrian state media has ridiculed the move - often without explicit reference to the call itself, our correspondent says.
Jaafari ambassador accused the United States "to foment further violence in the country, and give the wrong message to an armed terrorist groups that are armed and under the protection of America and the West, so go ahead in their rebellion and destructive activities of the country. "
The call of the United States was also dismissed by a source at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who told Interfax news agency: "We do not support these calls and note that now the government of President Assad needs time to implement all the reform processes that have been announced. "
U.S. bans
U.S. has also introduced new sanctions against Syria, denying access to the U.S. financial system, freezing all assets of the Syrian government under the jurisdiction of the United States and prohibiting U.S. citizens from s' transactions with Syria.
Decree signed by President Barack Obama has also banned U.S. imports of petroleum products and oil. It will not in itself hit Syria hard this is not a major supplier of the United States, but if the European allies of the United States because it can have a significant impact on one of the most important revenue sources in Damascus, analysts say.
The U.S. authorities and Europe have already indicated that promote new sanctions at the UN, although it may meet resistance from veto holding permanent Russia and China, members.
In a separate development, UN investigators said Thursday that the use of violence in Syria "may be a crime against humanity".
In a report to the Human Rights Council, which told the Security Council should refer the matter to the International Criminal Court.
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