Jan 24 5:35 PM

#Yarmouk highlights starvation in Syrian refugee camp

Children are living among rubbish after the air attacks Damascus forcing many into the Yarmouk Refugee Camp.
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The Stream (Al Jazeera)

Human rights activists and aid workers are using Twitter to drum up international support for the 45,000 people without food in the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus, Syria. Users of the hashtag #Yarmouk, #YarmoukCamp and #SaveYarmoukCamp are sharing stories with often graphic images of men, women and children who have gone days and weeks without food. 

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