In the almost nine years of the war in Syria, the sight of tens or sometimes hundreds of thousands civilians fleeing their homes and neighbourhoods has become a disturbingly familiar sight. Since the conflict began, the lowest estimate of those "displaced" stands at 13.5 million, equating to over one million people per year being made into refugees. The other familiar sight is the destruction of homes, hospitals, schools and markets ...
![Yamamoto pictured with her Father in 1998. He said of his late daughter, he respects her as a journalist who "always stood against those with power" [source: AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/yamamoto.jpg?itok=_WRIOkI6 "Yamamoto pictured with her Father in 1998. He said of his late daughter, he respects her as a journalist who \"always stood against those with power\" [source: AFP]")
