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| If Surrey were Syria: Social experiment shows what it's like to live under siege | If Surrey were Syria: Social experiment shows what it's like to live under siege |
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| The shock of Britons having their daily lives interrupted by fake checkpoints similar to those in conflict-ridden Syria has been captured by hidden cameras for a social experiment. | The shock of Britons having their daily lives interrupted by fake checkpoints similar to those in conflict-ridden Syria has been captured by hidden cameras for a social experiment. |
| Organised by Save the Children, the video features actors who set up fake scenarios in a Surrey town and filmed the genuine reactions of the public. | Organised by Save the Children, the video features actors who set up fake scenarios in a Surrey town and filmed the genuine reactions of the public. |
| It showed their range of responses as they discovered school gates shut, shops with empty shelves and emergency services stopped at arbitrary checkpoints. | It showed their range of responses as they discovered school gates shut, shops with empty shelves and emergency services stopped at arbitrary checkpoints. |
| One mother, whose daughter’s school was shut in the experiment said: “I thought, why can’t my children go to school? I am getting emotional thinking about it. It made me realise that we do need to be aware, and make our children aware, of what is going on.” | One mother, whose daughter’s school was shut in the experiment said: “I thought, why can’t my children go to school? I am getting emotional thinking about it. It made me realise that we do need to be aware, and make our children aware, of what is going on.” |
| Justin Forsyth, CEO of Save the Children, believes “if the average European citizen would not stand for being cut off from food, healthcare and schooling, why should Syrian families?” | Justin Forsyth, CEO of Save the Children, believes “if the average European citizen would not stand for being cut off from food, healthcare and schooling, why should Syrian families?” |
| According to the UNHCR, one in five Syrians is now a refugee with over four million people having fled the country since the end of last year. It is now the world’s single largest refugee crisis for almost 25 years. | According to the UNHCR, one in five Syrians is now a refugee with over four million people having fled the country since the end of last year. It is now the world’s single largest refugee crisis for almost 25 years. |