sanctions

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, March 5, 2023 Dr. Bassma Kodmani died March 2, 2023, in Paris, where she had lived most of her life.  She was a Franco-Syrian activist who played a large role in the destruction of Syria beginning in 2011. Kodmani was born in Damascus …

U.N. Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan discusses the devastating impact of illegal US sanctions on Syria and how they are continuing to block aid in earthquake recovery efforts. Professor Douhan explains how despite the US Treasury issuing a 180-day waiver on certain sanctions imposed on Syria, countries and humanitarian actors are …

by Steven Sahiounie, published on The Canada Files, February 20, 2023 Canada has blood on its hands in Syria. Canadian intelligence would have provided its government with the facts concerning the Syrian uprising in Deraa in March 2011. That information would have allowed the Canadian government to determine whether to …

Marwa Osman Interview, Posted to YouTube by Eva Bartlett, February 17, 2023 ***   Please Sign our Statement demanding that the Sanctions on Syria be lifted immediately.   *** Early last week, Turkey, Syria & surrounding countries experienced a series of earthquakes & aftershocks which tragically struck Syria and Turkey the hardest, …

February 6, 2023 ~Secretary General of the Global Gathering in Support of the Choice of Resistance, Dr. Yahya Ghaddar, declares full solidarity with the people and leadership in Syria, condoles with the innocent victims and calls for a speedy recovery for the wounded. In the face of the tragedy that …

by Dave DeCamp, published on Antiwar.com, February 6, 2023 US sanctions are specifically designed to prevent Syria’s reconstruction.  Due to U.S. imposed sanctions, international NGOs generally operate only outside government controlled areas in Syria. [jb] After a devastating earthquake hit Syria and Turkey, killing thousands of people, the US State …

by Feroz Mithiborwala, published on Countercurrents, January 21, 2023 The US continues to wage war upon the nations of the world by resorting to imposing economic sanctions. These sanctions are a continuation of war by other means, and the world has been witness to the disastrous and genocidal consequences of …

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, December 15, 2022 Damascus is now bitterly cold and is soon to be blanketed with snow. About 12 million Syrians are facing a deadly winter without heating fuel, gasoline for transportation, and dark houses each evening without electricity. Aleppo, Homs, and Hama are …

by Firas al-Shoufi, published on The Cradle, December 21, 2022 On 15 December, a bill introduced by US lawmakers into the 2023 Department of Defense budget to “Combat the Syrian Regime’s Drug Trade,” passed the Senate, with the support of 83 senators and the opposition of 11. The Countering Assad’s …

On December 10, Human Rights Day, the Sanctions Kill Coalition, in conjunction with the United National Antiwar Coalition, held a webinar to launch their new book, Sanctions Kill, a Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy.  The speakers, …., were authors of different chapters of the book.    The video below begins …