Bio
Melissa Pawson
Melissa is a freelance journalist from the UK, based between Amman and Bristol. She covers migration, human rights and the climate crisis across Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Greece and the UK. She holds a master’s degree in Conflict Studies and Human Rights.
Latest Articles
Syrian asylum seekers undeterred by Rwanda plan ahead of UK elections
The fates of thousands of asylum seekers, including Syrians, hang in the balance in the UK’s July elections. The vote will decide the future of the government’s Rwanda deportation plan—touted as an “indispensable deterrent” even as boats continue to arrive.
HTS cracks down on Idlib demonstrations as protest movement persists
Demonstrators in northwestern Syria continue to demand the fall of HTS leader Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, while authorities offer concessions with one hand and crack down on protests with the other.
Syrian refugees in Jordan fear aid cuts will push them further into poverty
Starting in August, 120,000 Syrians living in Jordan’s refugee camps will lose one third of their World Food Program assistance, the latest in a series of aid cuts amid an “unprecedented funding crisis.”
