Daily Archives: December 13, 2012
Deir Ezzor Burning
The Massacre of Aqrab
Aqrab is a village near Hama in Syria ( please see maps). Three days ago it witnessed a heart-breaking massacre, terrible in its impact and its execution. The cult of death has taken over in Syria. It has become too … Continue reading
Open letter to Bashar Al-Assad, President of Syria
In an open letter David Grossman and Boualem Sansal together with the Peace Prize winners Alfred Grosser, Claudio Magris, Orhan Pamuk, and Martin Walser demand on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down and pave the way for peace and … Continue reading
Tens of thousands trapped in Deir Ezzor
Tens of thousands of people, many of them wounded, are trapped in the city of Deir Ezzor, eastern Syria, due to intense fighting and aerial bombardments. Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) calls for the sick and wounded to be … Continue reading