Translation by Yusra Ahmed
(Zaman
Al Wasl): Many refugees inside Syria announce hunger strike today Monday to
force the revolution’s associations especially the National Coalition to
fulfill their logical and human demands especially rescuing them from the snow
storm and the crisis it caused to them.
One
of the hunger strike’s organizer reported to Zaman al-Wasl that refugees have
many demands, one of them request the President of the National Coalition and
the Interim Prime Minister to visit them and see the harsh circumstances they
live in. Besides many urgent demands like replacing all destroyed tents, secure
sources of heat to each tent, provide flour, establish medical and teaching
centers and form an executive committee, half of its staff should be from the
displaced academics.
Displaced
people listed demands called them “revolutionary” demands, like forming a
directorate for injured people and documenting their names, forming a
directorate for Martyrs’ children and their families within the Ministry of
Local Administration, establish a higher body independent from the National
Coalition, for inspection and observation, besides forming a body specialized in
refugees’ affairs managed by the Interim Prime Minister, lastly, omitting all
unnecessary Ministries within the Interim Government.
The
displaced threatened of escalating the matter against the government and the
National Coalition if they did not fulfill their demands. “that would have
great effects either inside or outside Syria to force the opposition to comply
by the displaced demands”, said Abdul Razzak Abdul Razzak, a participant in the
hunger strike.
He
mentioned that escalation would increase to reach to reject recognizing the
Interim Government and refusing representing them by one of the its
organizations.
Hunger
strike would start Monday afternoon, escalation would be determined according
to the National Coalition's and the Interim Government’s reaction.
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