A convoy of humanitarian aid from the United Nations and the Red Cross and Crescent has entered the town of Madaya and the city of al-Zabadani in rural Damascus. This is whilst another convoy entered al-Fou’ah and Kafraya in northern rural Idlib. The convoy which entered Madaya was made up of 60 trucks containing 8000 […]
Humanitarian Aid Reaches Madaya, Zabadani, Kafraya and al-Fouah
An aid convoy sent by the UN and the Syrian Red Crescent have reached the towns of Madaya and Zabadani, at the same time in which similar convoys reached the villages of Kafraya and al-Fouah in rural Idlib. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid (OCHA) said that the UN had managed […]
Two Die due to lack of Food and Medicine in Madaya and Daraya
Two people in Madaya and Daraya (rural Damascus) have died due to the lack of food and medical resources in both towns. Majid Rajab from Daraya died from a lung infection, which medical staff could not treat due to lack of medicine and medical equipment in the city. In Madaya, the child Mohammed Ali Ayoub […]
Humanitarian Assistance Enters Besieged Madaya
A convoy of the Red Crescent, including a mobile surgery, has arrived to the town of Madaya in rural Damascus in order to inspect some of the ill and transfer them to Damascus for treatment. At the same time, several lorries of aid led by the Red Crescent have entered the areas of Kafraya and […]
Suffering Continues in Madaya
The humanitarian crisis in Madaya (rural Damascus) continues despite the arrival of limited aid into the town two weeks ago, with deaths caused by malnutrition alongside the difficult weather conditions – with temperatures in Madaya reaching minus nine-continuing. According to a medical source in Madaya which SHRC has been in touch with, the continuation of […]
Daily Report on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 23/01/2016
The death toll in Syria on Saturday 23/01/2016 reached 103 deaths including 20 children, nine women, and three killed under torture. A staggering 42 civilians were killed in Deir Azzour; 25 in shelling on the town of Khasham, ten in shelling on Ar-Raqqah on 21/01/2016, four from wounds sustained in shelling on the towns […]
Red Crescent Delegation Enters Madaya
A delegation of the Syrian Red Crescent entered Madaya to treat cases of malnutrition as a result of the siege enforced on the city by the Syrian regime and Hizbollah militias since 1/7/2015.
Victims of Siege in Madaya and al-Zabadani
Activists in the two cities of Madaya and al-Zabadani have documented the death of 48 people in the last two months due to the siege of their cities. Among them, 33 died due to lack of food and medicine whilst seven died due to land mine explosions, and six were killed by snipers of the […]
UN Hid News of Madaya Siege, whilst making False Equivalences between Victims
A report by the American magazine “Foreign Policy” revealed that the UN’s office for the coordination of humanitarian aid (OCHA) had pointed out in October 2015 that the situation in the town of Madaya (rural Damascus) had become severe, and that over 1000 children were suffering from malnutrition. Nevertheless, this report was classified by OCHA […]
Daily Report on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 11/01/2016
The death toll in Syria on Monday 11/01/2016 reached 94 deaths including 19 children and 11 women. A staggering 40 civilians were killed in Aleppo, 29 in shelling; 19 in shelling on the town of Anjara alone, and ten in shelling on the towns of al-Sheikh Ali, Ma’rrat al-Larteeq, and Kafr Naha (rural Aleppo). In […]