To imagine what life is like in some government areas in Syria: my family really has no livelihood because orchards have been destroyed by the army and farmers have no access to the land as a collective punishment for ”supporting rebels”.
One of my aunts has a disabled child. Her husband was killed. She has to support herself but cannot because of a lack of work. The family tries to help, but they do not have a livelihood because they haven't a right to cultivate the land. Absolute chaos.
Some relatives tried to work in Lebanon, but the isonomic situation is reflected badly. In this way, tens of thousands of people in the area are jobless.
Still, there are problems with traveling to Damascus today. You must have a permit - a travel document - issued in Damascus. But to go to Damascus you must have permission ...
Orchards are used for a picnic by families close to the regime they are paying an informal fee for that. This practice upset other families and farmers.
