Published : 27-03-2021
11 years into the Syrian conflict, Palestinian refugees sheltered in the war-torn country continue to suffer multiple hardships. Scores of them sustained severe traumas.
A number of Palestinian refugees in/from Syria (PRS) committed suicide due to the psychological distress caused by years of relentless bombardment and protracted displacement.
Three conscripts at the Palestine Liberation Army (PLA), affiliated with the Syrian regime, fatally shot themselves.
On December 19, 2013, 18-year-old Mazen AlAsli, a resident of Yarmouk Camp for Palestinian refugees, south of Damascus, killed himself due to the blockade and undernourishment.
A number of suicide attempts have also been recorded among Palestinian refugees who fled Syria to Lebanon, where they have been facing squalid humanitarian conditions.
Another former resident of Yarmouk Camp dropped from a fourth-floor balcony in Turkey in an apparent suicide attempt. The refugee, who has gone hemiplegic, said he failed to secure much-needed medical treatment to his disabled brother.
There exists no accurate data about the number of suicide attempts among the Palestinians of Syria. Such a phenomenon remains underreported for several reasons, most notable among which are fears of retaliation, distrust in law enforcement, and the absence of official documentation drives.
11 years into the Syrian conflict, Palestinian refugees sheltered in the war-torn country continue to suffer multiple hardships. Scores of them sustained severe traumas.
A number of Palestinian refugees in/from Syria (PRS) committed suicide due to the psychological distress caused by years of relentless bombardment and protracted displacement.
Three conscripts at the Palestine Liberation Army (PLA), affiliated with the Syrian regime, fatally shot themselves.
On December 19, 2013, 18-year-old Mazen AlAsli, a resident of Yarmouk Camp for Palestinian refugees, south of Damascus, killed himself due to the blockade and undernourishment.
A number of suicide attempts have also been recorded among Palestinian refugees who fled Syria to Lebanon, where they have been facing squalid humanitarian conditions.
Another former resident of Yarmouk Camp dropped from a fourth-floor balcony in Turkey in an apparent suicide attempt. The refugee, who has gone hemiplegic, said he failed to secure much-needed medical treatment to his disabled brother.
There exists no accurate data about the number of suicide attempts among the Palestinians of Syria. Such a phenomenon remains underreported for several reasons, most notable among which are fears of retaliation, distrust in law enforcement, and the absence of official documentation drives.
