Two sisters from Eastern Ghouta, 12-year-old Noor and 8-year-old Alaa, have taken to Twitter in a joint account to speak for themselves about the ongoing siege.
The girls and their mother, Shams Al-Khateeb, saw tens of orphan and homeless children left without care after losing their parents. Al-Khateeb created the Twitter account for her daughters hoping that people would see what was taking place in Ghouta and demand action.
Global Voices (GV) got in touch with young Noor, who talked about why she wanted to become a journalist:
ongoing military campaign prevented her from attending other schools.
Now, Noor and her family spend most of the time at home.
They survived an air strike that targeted their neighbours in which Alaa suffered relatively mild injuries.
Sometimes, the sisters walk the streets or visit shelters to film and talk about the deepening humanitarian crisis. Speaking to GV their mother Al-Khateeb said they have become desperate:
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