Vanessa Beeley: Sanctions against Syria are War Crimes

Economic sanctions are an increasingly popular foreign policy instrument in Western countries, deployed alone or in conjunction with military and/or diplomatic interventions. They have been used to deadly effect in Syria says Vanessa Beeley. Beeley is an independent journalist and photographer who has worked extensively in the Middle East in Syria, Egypt, Iraq and Palestine, while also covering Yemen since 2015. Beeley’s presentation was part of a webinar entitled “The Violence of Nonviolence: the Impact of Sanctions on Health“ which is available at More information