Web review

L’Osservatorio monitors the web and other information sources daily to provide in-depth news on the impact of contemporary armed conflicts on civilians.

Violence sparks in Sri Lanka between Buddhists and Muslims

Sri Lankan soldiers patrolling the areas hit by the mobs in the district of Kandy.

13 March 2018
Violent riots carried out by Sinhalese Buddhists against the Muslim minority have led to a state of emergency in Sri Lanka
Category: Sri Lanka - Web Review
Friday, 23 March 2018

UN continues to plead for end to violence in eastern Ghouta

A man and his son seek refuge from the bombardment in eastern Ghouta.

28 February 2018
Calls for unhindered humanitarian access come after a record two-day death toll in the rebel enclave.
Category: Syria - Web Review
Thursday, 22 March 2018

Israel Strikes Gazan Farmland and Kills 2, Blames Hamas for Violence

Israeli strikes in Gaza, which is 365 km2 and home to close to 2 million Gazans and displaced Palestinians.

27 February 2018
Israeli forces have bombed farmland in southern Gaza and killed two teens near Rafah after four Israeli soldiers were injured in a blast last week.
Category: Israel - Web Review
Thursday, 22 March 2018

Sudan: the Forgotten Humanitarian Crisis

One of the several camps for Displaced Persons in Darfur, in 2015.

10 March 2018
Displaced Persons miss basic services in Sudan, while international donors are losing interest in the crisis
Category: Sudan - Web Review
Wednesday, 14 March 2018

Israeli Forces Deport Palestinian Girl, Not Informing Parents

The Erez Crossing to the Gaza Strip

23 February 2018
14-year-old girl was picked up by Israeli authorities in Al-Ram in the West Bank and deported without telling her parents.
Category: Israel - Web Review
Thursday, 08 March 2018

1.3 million refugees face Immense humanitarian crisis in Bangladesh

Women Refugee with her baby in Cox’s Bazar camps

27 February 2018
Rohingya emigrant escaping violence are facing tremendous health needs in refugee camps.
Category: Bangladesh - Web Review
Wednesday, 07 March 2018

Over 200 civilians killed in Eastern Ghouta in a single month

A Syrian girl lies at a hospital after air raids targeted her hometown in Eastern Ghouta.

27 February 2018
Civilians continue to be killed in attacks by Syrian government forces on rebel positions in Eastern Ghouta.
Category: Syria - Web Review
Monday, 05 March 2018

Forced Displacement in CAR at Highest Level since 2013

Newly arrived Central African refugees in Chad

8 February 2018
As violence surges and international peacekeeping efforts stall, millions are forced to flee and even more face food insecurity.
Category: Central African Republic - Web Review
Monday, 05 March 2018

United Nations urges an end to the Syrian war to stop human casualties

Civilians trying to survive in the ruins left by the war.

14 February 2018
UN officials are requesting a truce in the war to enable the delivery of humanitarian aid.
Category: Syria - Web Review
Thursday, 01 March 2018

At least 774 civilians killed in Syria in January as war intensifies

Civilians, including children, continue to suffer due to escalating violence in parts of Syria.

13 February 2018
Syrian civilians continue to suffer through one of the most violent periods in seven years of conflict.
Category: Syria - Web Review
Thursday, 01 March 2018

Civilian Casualties Continue to Rise in Syria

Children crying in his injured father’s arms

07 February 2018
774 civilians were killed at war in Syria in January 2018.
Category: Syria - Web Review
Wednesday, 28 February 2018

Alarming Figures Concerning Sexual Violence in Greek Refugee Camps

Vathy Reception and Identification Centre located in the Aegean Island of Samos.

14 February 2018
UNHCR spokesperson reports on Sexual and Gender-based Violence Incidents in Reception Centres for Refugees in the Aegean Islands.
Category: Greece - Web Review
Tuesday, 27 February 2018
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