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Podcast “Ard Dyar”: A war of unconventional means targets Syrians’ real estate properties
Syria Direct launches its new podcast “Ard Dyar,” which tells the human stories behind Housing, Land and Property (HLP) rights violations in Syria.
Syria Direct’s report on the bridges of Raqqa wins first prize in Free Press Unlimited’s Syria Co-Production Fund 2021
The winning report highlighted the human suffering caused by the failure to rehabilitate the bridges of Raqqa, four years after the defeat and expulsion of ISIS from the area.
Syria Direct presents ‘Losing Home,’ a short documentary series on Housing, Land and Property violations in Syria
‘Losing Home’ is a short documentary series consisting of six episodes featuring Syrian refugees in Iraqi-Kurdistan, Jordan and Lebanon who have seen their property rights violated in Syria.
Daraa residents face arrest, disappearance at local government offices
On September 7, two men from Daraa province were arrested while receiving medical treatment, increasing Daraa’s residents’ mistrust of Damascus.
Billions pledged in Syria aid at ‘Brussels III’ conference, but few signs of political solution in sight
International donors pledged $6.75 billion in humanitarian assistance for Syria and neighboring countries at the “Brussels III” conference on Thursday, following days of talks that revealed a growing gulf between hopes for humanitarian response and a political solution meant to bring the conflict, now in its ninth year, to an end.
Souriyeh / سوريّة: Women’s voices from Syria
For around five years, Judi Arash lived under siege in a bombed-out, encircled rebel-held area of northern Homs that, at one point, was restricted to just three square kilometers.As a respite, she threw herself into her job as a journalist, choosing to report on the conflict unfolding around her.
VIDEO: Lives of 125 Syrian kidney failure patients in Jordan threatened after funding cut for life-saving dialysis treatment
Omar Diab’s kidneys are failing him. The 46-year-old Syrian refugee—too […]
Syria Direct’s Arabic Editor Noura al-Hourani receives Women in News Editorial Leadership Award
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has […]
‘I wanted to show the truth’: Syria Direct trainees reflect as 10th cohort of journalists graduates
Syria Direct graduated its tenth class of aspiring Syrian journalists […]
Syria Situation Report: June 1 – June 8, 2017
Welcome to the latest installment of the Syria SITREP highlighting […]