The number
of Syrian refugees registered in Lebanon has exceeded one million, what the UN
calls a “devastating milestone” for such a small country. Now refugees, half of
them children, equal a quarter of Lebanon’s population. One of them is Mariam Ramu, mother of four children;
she set herself on fire in protest of not receiving help. Mariam got critically
injured. “I would rather choose to be dead, than seeing how my children and husband
get killed in front of me”, she says under tears. Mariam and her family fled to
Lebanon about a year ago under awful circumstances. Hunger, pain and fear, were
their companions for several weeks, until they finally arrived at their
destination – but life did not get better. Hundreds of people in different
parts of the country have been killed due to violence. Mariam's story of
frustration, humiliation and desperation mirrors that of countless other
refugees.
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