Bio
Kristen Demilio
Kristen Gillespie Demilio has more than 10 years of experience reporting from the Middle East while based in Amman. She regularly contributed to news outlets including CBS News Radio, NPR, The Jerusalem Report and PBS and is a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism as well as the Institut Français des Etudes Arabes in Damascus.
Latest Articles
One of Madaya’s critically injured speaks out: ‘We’re human beings, not just numbers to be moved around’
On a Friday afternoon one year ago this month, Ibrahim […]
On Madaya: An open letter to the international community
Yesterday I received an email from someone in the aid […]
Since February ceasefire, ‘not a single day has passed in Marj without bombing’
AMMAN: Civil leaders and rebel fighters told Syria Direct on […]
Out of the international spotlight, Madaya civilians die of malnutrition
AMMAN: The former resort town of Madaya, which captured the […]
On the line with the State Department ceasefire hotline: ‘America has no idea what’s happening on the ground in Syria’
AMMAN: On Saturday, the same day that the ceasefire went […]
3 women’s stories: Unlicensed law offices promise answers about the disappeared
Earlier this month, the UN Human Rights Committee reported that tens […]
Sam Heller: ‘Fighting over towns that exist in name only’
At this stage in the Syrian war, what are the […]
Sam Heller on this moment in Syria: ‘Building towards a soft partition’
Does Syria exist? Sam Heller, a freelance journalist and analyst […]
Madaya residents plant vegetables to stave off hunger
Madaya, best known for dozens of citizens who have died […]
In Madaya, sporadic aid deliveries leave ‘children constantly afraid of going hungry’
AMMAN: The ongoing starvation of the blockaded town of Madaya […]