Film spotlights women medics taking lead in Syria’s bunker hospitals
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation During the five-year siege of Syria’s eastern Ghouta region, doctor Amani Ballour worked in a fortified underground hospital called The Cave where she and her team defied constant bombardments to save thousands of lives. Her story has now been made into a film, which Syrian director Feras Fayyad hopes will help […]
Vatican and aid group urging halt to ‘apocalyptic’ bombing in Syria
BosNewsLife The Vatican and aid workers have urged the world to help end an “apocalyptic” bombing campaign in Syria where “thousands of families” live in underground shelters and “millions of children” are malnourished. Christians are also among the many displaced men, women, and children in the Middle Eastern nation. As the Syrian civil war entered […]
World Council of Churches joins call for an end to conflict in Eastern Ghouta
The World Council of Churches has expressed its dismay at the escalation of military action against civilians in Eastern Ghouta, Syria, where more than 550 people have now reportedly died in the past week. In a statement released on Monday, the WCC said it was “saddened and shocked” that violence was continuing despite a UN […]
Pope Francis appeals for an end to Syrian violence
Pope Francis has joined calls for an immediate end to the ongoing violence in Syria in an address at the Vatican on Sunday. In his weekly Angelus address to crowds in St Peter’s Square, the Pope made a “heartfelt appeal” for the immediate cessation of violence, for access for humanitarian aid including food and medicine, […]
Syria’s Ghouta a ‘death sentence’ for children under siege
Thomson Reuters Foundation Syria’s Eastern Ghouta has become a “death sentence” for children as heavy bombing is killing scores of young people trapped in the besieged enclave, aid agencies said on Tuesday. Sparking an international outcry, a surge in pro-government air strikes, rocket fire and shelling has killed more than 210 people – including 54 […]
Syrian baby’s photo inspires people around the world to cover one eye
Thomson Reuters Foundation An image of a Syrian baby’s striking scar trailing down what used to be his left eye has sparked a global campaign of solidarity, with people around world posting photos on Twitter of themselves covering one eye. Amer Almohibany, a Syrian freelance photojournalist documenting Syria’s six-year war said he was haunted by […]