Bio
Alicia Medina
Reporter
Alicia Medina is a Spanish journalist based in Beirut. Her work has been published in international media outlets and she holds a master’s degree in Journalism, Media and Globalisation from the Erasmus Mundus program.
Latest Articles
The Widows’ Camp: Syrian women craft their safe space
The “Widows’ Camp,” a space where Syrian women uprooted by war and trapped in a patriarchal society embark on a quest to claim their own space.
The agony of refugees at risk of being returned to Syria: “Between death and going back to Syria, I choose death”
For Khaled Ahmad Ibrahim, the sleepless nights are back. Danish authorities have notified him that they are reassessing his refugee status, opening the door for his return.
Cementing dispossession: the bitter reality of reconstruction in Syria
In the prelude of Syria’s reconstruction, addressing HLP rights are key to drawing the future of the country.
At home and abroad, LGBT Syrians fight to have their voices heard
“We need to break the door of the closet that they put us into and get out: We deserve life.”
What does the Netherlands’ attempt to hold the Syrian government accountable for human rights violations mean?
In a bid to crack the climate of impunity, the Netherlands seeks to bring Syria to the world’s top judicial organ.
The Beirut blast lays bare a shockwave of evictions hitting Syrians in Lebanon
In the first half of 2020, 27,410 Syrians were at risk of eviction and 4,613 individuals were evicted in Lebanon.
Escaping hardship in Lebanon, a Syrian father loses his daughter
This Syrian family is one of dozens that in the last several days found themselves stuck in the buffer zone at the Masnaa border crossing.
‘They won’t knock on my door’: Discrimination tarnishes post-Beirut blast solidarity
Although most of the grassroots initiatives have been helping the victims of the explosion regardless of their nationality, some have discriminated against non-citizens.
Losing lives, losing livelihoods: the ordeal of the Syrian workers at the Beirut port after the blast
Thirty minutes through a fence at the Beirut port. This is how Khadija Airout saw her brother Mustafa for the last time.
From Sidra to Rawan: Beirut blast shatters Syrian dreams
As Mahmoud al-Kanu walks into the basement of the 25-story building where his father worked as natour, he points out the exact place where his family was standing at the moment of the blast five days ago.