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Western Governments Collectively Punishing Syrian Civilians with Criminal Economic Embargoes

The following article, by Tom Duggan, is republished from Global Research: The Syrian Government is trying to keep medicine at an affordable price for the consumer by limiting the price of medicines, but the pharmaceutical industry inside Syria needs to raise the prices to sustain production. This is due to …

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We must compensate for the errors of our governments

The US, NATO and its allies are imposing cruel and debilitating sanctions on Syria, crushing its economy and making it next to impossible to purchase medical supplies abroad. A decade ago, the Syrian national health care system – free to all Syrian citizens – was able to meet most of …

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McQuaig: Trudeau should lift punishing sanctions that harm vulnerable nations

The Hamilton Coalition to Stop the War noted that Linda McQuaig of the Toronto Star picked up on its media release regarding the open letter signed by 100 prominent Canadians asking PM Trudeau to lift Canada’s economic sanctions now. SSM encourages people to sign the online petition and also ask your …

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Iran Sanctions Relief is Needed, but it’s not enough

The Syria Solidarity Movement® welcomes the call by 32 members of the US Congress for sanctions relief for Iran. Their letter to Secretaries Pompeo and Mnuchin outlines important reasons for removing restraints on trade with Iran. Weaponizing the pandemic is brutal, heartless, vicious, and inhumane. It is also foolish and shortsighted, in view …

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An open letter from a Syrian Arab priest to His Holiness, Pope Francis

The following letter was issued by Fr. Elias Zahlaoui on March 13, 2020: Holy father, The tenth anniversary of the cosmic war on Syria, my homeland, is in a couple of days. I would like, today, to ask you, personally, and the whole Catholic Church, everywhere, a question that is …

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Exclusive: New OPCW whistleblower slams ‘abhorrent mistreatment’ of Douma investigators

The following article, by Aaron Mate, is republished from The Grayzone: A new Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) whistleblower has surfaced in response to a malicious and factually flawed attack by OPCW leadership on two veteran inspectors who challenged the official story of an alleged chemical attack by the Syrian …

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Whistleblower: OPCW suppressed Syria chemical evidence after US pressure

The following report, by Aaron Maté, is republished from The Grayzone: A second whistleblower from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has come forward to accuse top OPCW officials of suppressing critical evidence. The evidence undermines allegations that the Syrian government committed a chemical weapons attack in Douma …

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Idlib Militants Tried To Use Chemical Weapons, But Accidentally Poisoned Themselves: Russian Defense Ministry

The following report is republished from South Front:  Militants were trying to stage a chemical provocation in the eastern part of Syria’s Idlib province, but poisoned themselves, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on March 4. According to the report, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham members were planning to stage the incident during …

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US forces storm Syrian government oil pumping station

The following article is reposted from Al-Masdar News:  BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:20 P.M.) – The U.S. military stormed an oil pumping station belonging to the Syrian government in the northeastern governorate of Al-Hasakah this week. According to a field reporter for Sputnik Arabic, the U.S. forces stormed the station that is …

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Tulsi Gabbard to MSM: Stop referring to Al-Qaeda in Syria’s Idlib as ‘rebels’ to make them seem like ‘freedom fighters’

The following report is republished from RT: The US media and officials who stubbornly keep referring to armed groups dominated by an Al-Qaeda offshoot in Syria’s Idlib province as ‘rebels’ only disgrace themselves and their country, US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has said. Gabbard, who is one of the Democratic Party …

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