The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Chronic crises in regime-held areas | Syrian civilians struggling with disastrous situation, while no workable solution looms on the horizon

The Syrian civilians living in regime-held areas throughout Syria have been grappling with chronic crises, while regime authorities have failed so far to find workable solutions which could put an end to this disastrous situation. Meanwhile, the regime’s government faces the ongoing crises with SMS system and smart card, as citizens can receive a notification of the amount of his fuel allocation and the place where he get his fuel, while some products, food and bread are provided via smart card. However, the crises are worsening, as long lines have continued in front of bread bakeries and petrol stations, amid growing popular anger over the way of distributing petrol allocations, which led to a stifling transport crisis. Moreover, the prices of basic products have increased greatly, further burdening the Syrians.

 

We, at the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights renew our appeals to all international organizations to intervene immediately and put an end to the suffering of Syrian people, and not to abandon their responsibility and obligations to finding a lasting solution to the tragedy of millions of Syrians.

 

On Friday, SOHR sources reported that the Syrian regime’s Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection issued a new decree, raising the price of petrol, as the ministry set the new price of petrol (octane 95) at all petrol stations in regime-controlled areas at 2,500 per litre (0.787 USD). It is worth noting that the petrol had been sold for 2,000 per litre before the recent increase.

 

On the other hand, chronic crises and dire living conditions were plaguing all areas under the control of the Syrian regime, including the frequent power outages, the interruption of water for long hours every day, long lines before bread bakeries and stores providing food and essential products at state-subsidized prices. Meanwhile, the regime government was unable to find workable solutions to put an end to these crises and disastrous living conditions, as a starvation is looming.

 

On April 12, SOHR sources reported that dire living conditions continued in regime-held areas, and with the advent of the holy month of Ramadan, the suffering of Syrians who used to buy Ramadan supplies exacerbates, and with the astronomical rise in commodity prices and the lack of job opportunities, the people became unable to buy their daily needs, as the situation worsened. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored increasing and growing queues of people in front of bread bakeries across the regime-held areas, as well as the ongoing living crises, including fuel crisis, the power outages for long hours, as well as the water cut ff almost completely in some cities and neighbourhoods.