Published : 18-06-2016
The suffering of thousands of Palestinian refugees, who fled from the Yarmouk camp to neighboring towns, is exacerbating as a result of high prices in general and food prices in particular, in conjunction with decline in the purchasing value of the Syrian pound.
In spite of the availability of food in the shops and persity, such as eggs, cheese, and Halva, people in the south of Damascus generally are no longer able to buy their daily needs in light of the lack of financial resources as a result of high unemployment rate and the lack of employment opportunities within the region besieged by the Regular Army.
Activists accused the Syrian regime of changing the policy followed in the south of Damascus, which was based on starvation policy and imposing siege for more than two consecutive years. The starvation policy was implemented through financial embargo which resulted in emptying the area of its financial capabilities, after the regime transferred goods across Babbila checkpoint Sidi Mekdad to the south markets with prices higher than the actual prices in the markets of the capital, Damascus, up to more than twenty percent.
The Regular Army and GC groups are still imposing siege over the camp for 1097 consecutive days, cut off power for more than 1158 days, and water for 647 days respectively. 187 residents from the Yarmouk camp died due to siege, starvation, and lack of medical care.
The suffering of thousands of Palestinian refugees, who fled from the Yarmouk camp to neighboring towns, is exacerbating as a result of high prices in general and food prices in particular, in conjunction with decline in the purchasing value of the Syrian pound.
In spite of the availability of food in the shops and persity, such as eggs, cheese, and Halva, people in the south of Damascus generally are no longer able to buy their daily needs in light of the lack of financial resources as a result of high unemployment rate and the lack of employment opportunities within the region besieged by the Regular Army.
Activists accused the Syrian regime of changing the policy followed in the south of Damascus, which was based on starvation policy and imposing siege for more than two consecutive years. The starvation policy was implemented through financial embargo which resulted in emptying the area of its financial capabilities, after the regime transferred goods across Babbila checkpoint Sidi Mekdad to the south markets with prices higher than the actual prices in the markets of the capital, Damascus, up to more than twenty percent.
The Regular Army and GC groups are still imposing siege over the camp for 1097 consecutive days, cut off power for more than 1158 days, and water for 647 days respectively. 187 residents from the Yarmouk camp died due to siege, starvation, and lack of medical care.
