Syria: Key Demands for Lasting Peace
The Syrian Observer
February 8, 2016
A statement by 18 Syrian organizations to the Syrian negotiation parties, UN and the ISSG
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A statement by 18 Syrian organizations to the Syrian negotiation parties, UN and the ISSG
“The dates are not sacred, and we will not go to any negotiations while our people are suffering from bombardment, starvation and blockades”
Regime prisons contain more than just opponents in Homs; they also contain many supporters. Anyone who opposes Assad’s ideology or goals is often considered a criminal and must be punished
Monitoring group says families of pro-government fighters are among those missing, adding that there are concerns ISIS might execute the civilians as it has done before in other areas
Locals report spike in cases of kidnapping for blackmail in northern countryside of Damascus
Arsal hospital worker opens home-based support center in effort to assist those with special needs and change the community’s attitudes towards those with disabilities
20-year-old man kills mother in Syrian city of Raqqa after she reportedly urged him to leave ISIS and flee the area out of fear for his life, monitoring group reports
“Life-saving aid must be airdropped to the civilians trapped inside long as the Assad regime and Hezbollah continue to block the entry of relief aid through land routes”
Opposition’s legal committee calls on international community to immediately act to save civilians from imminent massacre in Moadamiya
Around 9,000 Syrian children in Egypt have been forced to drop out of school with only a basic level of education
Finance minister hails efforts by banking and insurance companies to restore confidence in the Syrian economy despite difficult challenges
Central bank chief says achievements being made by the Syrian army will likely have a positively impact on the exchange rate
Syrian journalist and TV producer Mohamad Mansour highlights the reasons behind the establishment of private media corporations in Syria, and how the industry has worked to strip journalists of their civil rights
Families in Syria’s besieged cities are requesting less of suitors as the impacts of war continue to deprive young men of access to money
Halki pushes for revival of popular, religious and coastal tourism while encouraging national investment in the sector
State general budget for next fiscal year set at nearly 2 trillion Syrian pounds in accordance with Presidential decree
Syria’s finance minister refuses the request, claiming the move would violate the country’s national sovereignty
More than 170 Syrian lawyers, judges, and civil society leaders are fighting current international proposals as they risk entrenching impunity and jeopardizing any hope of durable peace
Advisor to the minister of economy says high consumer prices and widespread poverty should be attributed to the “aggression against Syria”, not the Assad regime
Young men in the Syrian capital are preferring to remain indoors as regime expands its campaign of forced recruitment
