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Keira Knightley, Jude Law, Benedict Cumberbatch Speak Out For Syria You will be redirected back to your article in seconds Skip to main content September 11, 2015 8:07am SERVICES TO SHARE
THIS PAGE. [embedded content] A host of British filmmaking talent have spoken out in support of Syrian refugees in the wake of the escalating human tragedy caused by the ongoing conflict in
Syria. Keira Knightley, Jude Law, Michael Caine, Colin Firth and Benedict Cumberbatch have all lent their voices to a campaign criticising the UK government for its response thus far to the
humanitarian crisis and urging PM David Cameron to do more. The issue of Syrian refugees has garnered particular media attention in recent days following the heartbreaking photos of dead
Syrian children washed ashore on the Turkish coastline, attempting to find sanctuary. One image, in particular, of 3-year-old Aylan Kurdi’s body being carried by a distraught Turkish
officer, has shocked people around the world. Almost half of Syria’s once 20 million strong population has fled the country, many to neighboring Lebanon and Jordan, to escape the brutal
violence that has engulfed the country ever since the beginning of an initially peaceful uprising in 2011 against the government of Bashar Al-Assad. The conflict has degenerated since then
into a geo-political battle between competing regional and international powers, and been complicated by the emergence of the horrifically violent terrorist group ISIS in Syria and Iraq.
Here is a video statement posted by Cumberbatch for Save The Children. [embedded content] WATCH ON DEADLINE 14 Comments JavaScript is required to load the comments. MARKETPLACE SITE ad