Activist Yasser Dumaini, one of the founders of the campaign, said the hashtag aims to "deliver the voice of the suffering civilians living the horrors of the Syrian regime in the besieged city."

Dumaini told The New Arab that the Syrian regime - backed by Russian warplanes - "has intensified its bombing campaign of the eastern Damascus city since the start of November, killing dozens of civilians and wounding hundreds more, leaving many with severe amputations".

Activists Firas al-Abdullah and Mohammed Abdel-Rahman, also involved in the campaign, told The New Arab that they aim to draw global attention to the fate of civilians in Douma amid the regime's escalating military offensive.

A six-month offensive against rebels in the Eastern Ghouta reigon by Syrian regime forces has chipped away at rebel-held villages and farmland across Eastern Ghouta, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Campaigners posted on their social media accounts images of destruction in Douma, including pictures of injured children and elderly as a result of the series of the bombardments by the Syrian and Russian forces.



Many took to social media platforms to voice their support and #StandWithDouma.

[Translation: Which city in the size of Douma can handle over 7,500 deaths in six years? The city that is suffering asks you to stand with it #StandWithDouma]







