Damascus Children Face Grim Reality
Damascus Bureau (a civil society website)
May 8, 2014
Vulnerable youngsters languish in government-run centres or fend for themselves on the streets
Vulnerable youngsters languish in government-run centres or fend for themselves on the streets
Syrian government says presidential election will go ahead as conflict rages
Arrests and torture atre used to further political goals
Governor refutes rumors regarding the departure of families in Latakia’s northern countryside to Latakia city
She’s 9 years-old and despite the best efforts of Handicap International’s physiotherapists, Isra is unlikely to walk unaided again
Some seek authority and power while others just want protection and security
Aid has become the only thing to motivate starving Syrians and Palestinians
Syria Steps website has published the names of some of those businessmen
President Bashar Assad visited the Dweir shelter on 12 March
High prices have put new clothing out of reach for most Syrians
Opposition figures say the people of Salamiya have had enough
22 civil society groups call for the release of a leading journalist and rights activist
The aid was the 18th delivery to Qamishli airport since the beginning of February
Supervisor of the relief campaign calls for gunmen to facilitate the aid operation
Homs was under the siege of Assad forces for more than two years
The aid was sent via Erbil in Iraq
A group of Syrian opposition Christian intellectuals has issued an open statement declaring their allegiance to Syria and the Syrian people in general, and rejecting the position of churches supporting the regime. The statement read:
The arrests are part of a campaign targetting peaceful activists engaged in humanitarian efforts
There has been a mass migration from the rebel-held areas in northern Syria to Turkey or regime-held areas in the city of Aleppo
Doctors say symptoms of this depression range between partial and complete impediment.
