The refugee camp of Yarmouk is located in the southern suburbs of Syria’s capital, Damascus. Before the start of the Syrian uprising it had a population of around 250,000. The majority were Palestinian refugees. The situation over the last four years has deteriorated massively with many of the remaining residents barely having enough food to feed themselves. The camp has now become an open air prison with the Syrian government and its allies repressing any democratic or revolutionary activity. The fate of Palestinian refugees in Yarmouk is directly connected to the wider uprisings of the Arab Spring and the liberation of Palestine.
The refugee camp of Yarmouk is located in the southern suburbs of Syria’s capital, Damascus. Before the start of the Syrian uprising it had a population of around 250,000. The majority were Palestinian refugees. The situation over the last four years has deteriorated massively with many of the remaining residents barely having enough food to feed themselves. The camp has now become an open air prison with the Syrian government and its allies repressing any democratic or revolutionary activity. The fate of Palestinian refugees in Yarmouk is directly connected to the wider uprisings of the Arab Spring and the liberation of Palestine.
