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(Sawtna Training Program)
Sawtna is a training program by Syria Direct for Syrian women journalists across areas of control, aimed at boosting their professional capacity beyond traditional and stereotypical coverage and highlighting women’s voices in politics, economics and security.
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Wheat price ‘disaster’ in northeastern Syria spells trouble for next season
A sharp decrease in the wheat price set by the AANES sparked protests and has left northeastern Syria’s farmers questioning the economic viability of cultivating their land next season.
Suwayda protesters resolute despite regime military reinforcements
Suwayda’s protest movement—marked by a prominent role for women and an insistence on nonviolence—is holding strong nearly 10 months in, despite Damascus deploying military reinforcements and appointing a man accused of war crimes as governor of the southern province.