-
*Help make a difference. We have added a donation button that helps get relief into Syria through AVAAZ. Tweet Blender
Irish woman in #Dublin said "We feel shame. We want to help #Syria but don't know how." Others cried. All gave new ideas. #solidarity
2 hours ago Eliminate the root cause of the problem and we'll eventually be all right. #HangAssad #Syria
2 hours ago
The liberation of the biggest regime military base in #Idlib hardly got any coverage... http://t.co/rdsNh2U580 #Syria
3 hours ago
Some govts want Assad to stay in power b/c he represents minorities in #Syria. Messed up logic!
6 hours ago
Inspiring talk by @RafifJ Rape as a Weapon of War #Syria Chaired by @DublinRCC CEO EllenO'Malley D @the_yfactor @NWCI http://t.co/C3CFypLHqH
10 hours ago Who said Russia Today is not a bunch of Putin propagandists motherfuckers? http://t.co/V1xIniy8ET #Syria
11 hours ago Vicious circle:Assad will only step down if he felt solid western push to oust him,& that push won't come until pol solution is exhausted.
12 hours ago Khatib is irrelevant, and will remain irrelevant, if his initiative is not supported by the international community. #Syria
12 hours ago
Tag Archives: Children
Defectors: Torture of children, rape by Syrian army ‘routine’
DOMZIN, Iraq — In addition to shooting unarmed civilians, Syrian military personnel routinely have raped women and girls, tortured children and encouraged troops to loot the houses they storm, former foot soldiers say. “What I have seen with my own … Continue reading
Two die in border attacks from Syria into Lebanon
By: Nick Meo One of the dead children, an eight-year-old Bedouin, was a refugee who had fled to Lebanon with her parents to escape the conflict. Farms up to 12 miles from the border were hit, in an area used … Continue reading
Video: CNN – Shocking Footage: Two Syrian Boys Killed
Video out of Syria shows the bodies of two boys killed in a bombing purported to be the work of Assad forces.
Syria: Stop Grave Abuses of Children
The United Nations Security Council should impose an arms embargo and other targeted sanctions, including asset freezes and travel bans, on the Syrian leadership in response to widespread killings and other grave violations against children. A report from the secretary-general … Continue reading
Former detainee reports seeing boys tortured and raped
A Human Rights Watch report issued on June 15, 2012, documents cases of sexualized violence in detention and home raids that occurred primarily between March 2011 and March 2012. “Samih” told HRW that he was detained at the Political Security … Continue reading
Syrian forces kill 17, including women and children, in Deraa
The Syrian town of Deraa, where the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad erupted 15 months ago, was the scene of a new massacre on Saturday when helling by government forces killed 17 people, including 10 women, the Syrian Observatory for … Continue reading
Portraits of conflict: Can an image stop the bloodshed?
By: Kristie Lu Stout For weeks now, I’ve been warning viewers about the video I’m about to show them. They are horrific images from the conflict in Syria — images of blood-stained walls, butchered children and dead babies. On air, I … Continue reading
