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WEBAs Lebanon cracks down on Syrians, it becomes ‘dangerous’ to defend them. As Lebanon deports and evicts Syrian refugees, pressure on journalists and advocates working to bring violations to light is also increasing, forcing some to leave the country or stop their work, just when it is needed most.
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WEBBy Sawsan Jabbara, (Sawtna Training Program) | September 6, 2024. While some humanitarian organizations target informal displacement camps where 150,000 people have languished for years in Syria’s northern Raqqa province, the response falls short of what is needed, particularly for widows. 5 09, 2024.
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WEBBy Salam Ali | August 12, 2024. Bombardment by Syrian regime forces and affiliated militias has killed and injured dozens of people in SDF-controlled villages and towns in Deir e-Zor since Iran-backed Arab tribal forces launched an attack on the eastern countryside six days ago. 8 08, 2024.
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WEBJun 13, 2023 · New Podcast: The Hope to Return. By Lyse Mauvais. “The Hope to Return” follows three families displaced from Ras al-Ain and its countryside in 2019 by Operation Peace Spring, a military offensive launched by Turkey and Turkish-backed military groups in northern Syria. Four years after the offensive, tens of thousands of Syrians are still ...
Syrians lose WFP lifeline as US slashes funding - Syria Direct
WEBJan 16, 2024 · MARSEILLE — Millions of Syrians lost a lifeline this month, after the World Food Program (WFP) suspended all in-kind food assistance across Syria due to an unprecedented budget shortfall, owing in large part to drastic cuts in United States government funding, senior humanitarian sources told Syria Direct. The United States Agency for International Aid (USAID), through its Bureau of ...
Syria’s 2022 and the outlook for 2023 - Syria Direct
WEBBEIRUT — In 2022, nearly 12 years into the Syrian uprising-turned-civil war, the country’s humanitarian, political and economic crisis reached new depths. Cash-strapped Damascus is turning the country into a narco-state, a territorially defeated but persistent Islamic State (IS) continues to launch insurgent attacks and international steps towards normalization with …
Renewed talk of US withdrawal rattles Syrians in the northeast
WEBFeb 15, 2024 · Fears of a US withdrawal from northeastern Syria were renewed in late January, after Al-Monitor and Foreign Policy reported that Washington was considering withdrawing its troops from Syria. While the White House denied reports it intends to withdraw, that has not dispelled al-Zaim’s fears. Washington “betrayed us …
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WEBSYRIA DIRECT is an independent, nonprofit media and training organization. We are dedicated to telling Syrian stories and mentoring Syrian journalists in accordance with the highest editorial and ethical standards of journalism. Founded in 2013 in Amman, we are now a registered a non-profit organization in Germany financed through grants and projects.
Delays and exploitation: Passport crisis prevents Syrians from …
WEBAug 22, 2023 · The delay was the latest sign of a crisis that has beset Syria’s passport application and issuing system for more than two years, disrupting travel plans and opening the door for brokers to exploit those wishing to obtain passports to leave a country ravaged by war for more than 12 years. In 2021, Syria’s Minister of Interior Mohammad ...
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WEBMar 25, 2024 · By Habib Shehada | October 19, 2023. In al-Hajar al-Aswad, south of Damascus, buildings are steadily being demolished—regardless of whether they are structurally sound—with the rubble sold for profit under the eyes of regime forces. Some fear demolitions could be a precursor to expropriations under redevelopment plans.