Saturday, August 20, 2016

Do powerful pictures make a difference? (video)



Haunting image of a Syrian boy injured by an air strike in Aleppo goes viral.

The image of five-year-old Omran Daqneesh, bloodied and covered with dust, sitting silently in an ambulance awaiting help, is another stark reminder of the toll of the war in Syria.

Despite Omran's obvious suffering he is one of the lucky ones. According to activists, 4,500 children have been killed in Aleppo province alone during the five-year conflict.

Modern history is full of similar images of conflict which played on the collective conscience of global opinion long before the internet was invented.

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