No Graves for the Dead in Damascus
The cemeteries of Damascus are full to overflowing and families wishing to bury their loved ones must first make a large donation, which many can’t afford reports Alsouria Net.
The cemeteries of Damascus are full to overflowing and families wishing to bury their loved ones must first make a large donation, which many can’t afford reports Alsouria Net.
An increased number of families are marrying off their children, to alleviate economic suffering or to ensure their safety writes Al-Watan.
Women in Syria are facing increasing pressure as they become the main breadwinners in their families and are victim to the worst abuses of the Assad regime writes Syrian Network for Human Rights.
The United Nation’s High Commissioner for Refugees has said that issue of refugees should not be politicized reports SANA.
The latest figures from the Central Bureau of Statistics show that inflation is running wild, and that many cannot earn enough to support their families writes Tishreen.
Despite the reconciliation deals that were made between the opposition and the regime, residents are being forced to pay huge sums of money to secure their rights reports Alsouria Net.
The Nasib Border Crossing reopened last October, and since then, thousands of civilians have used the crossing to return home reports The Syria Times.
For women in Assad’s prisons, existence is a life of torture and suffering, never knowing whether you will be released or survive your ordeal writes Zaman Al Wasl.
So far, the bodies of 60 people, including women and children, have been found in the al-Fakheekha mass grave, but the number is expected to rise to 1000 reports Syria TV.
A gas shortage in Aleppo has led to a wave of anger among residents and caused the death of two children writes Al-Modon.
Regime loyalists have taken to social media to express their anger with the handling of the crisis in Syria by the leadership reports Alsouria Net.
The most common crime committed by minors is theft, but courts have also seen minors accused of terrorism offences reports Damas Post.
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have been fighting to eliminate the Islamic State from east of the Euphrates reports Zaman Al Wasl.
The Rukban camp is home to 50,000 displaced people, who are in desperate need of help, and their situation is getting worse reports Asharq al-Awsat.
A new circular issued by the Ministry of Justice has removed the need for security approval for certain administrative procedures writes Al-Watan.
Many of the teachers are not receiving a salary and children are not able to secure textbooks reports Zaman Al Wasl.
Amid intense fighting between the Islamic State and the Syrian Democratic Forces, the group abducted hundreds of displaced people from the Hajin camp reports Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
Over half of the Syrian refugees in Lebanon live in extreme poverty reports Zaman Al Wasl.
The regime has been arresting women that it accuses of working in hospitals under opposition control in eastern Ghouta reports Ana Press.
The seemingly snap decision by the government has caused chaos in conscription centers and caused a spike in bribery reports Alsouria Net.
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