Regime sniper picks off Zabadani’s last doctor
Last September, a ceasefire paused the fighting for the battered town of Zabadani, considered the g...
Bahira al-Zarier
Bahira is from Damascus. She studied business and marketing before moving to Jordan in 2013. She did volunteer work in support of many refugee organizations before joining Syria Direct.
Why young men are taking one of Syria’s most dangerous jobs
Civil Defense Units (CDUs) provide emergency response for victims of shelling, barrel bombs and oth...
Life in an encampment on the Turkish border: Two war widows tell their stories
An estimated 3.2 million women and girls are among the 6.6 million internally displaced inside Syri...
3 women’s stories: Unlicensed law offices promise answers about the disappeared
Earlier this month, the UN Human Rights Committee reported that tens of thousands of prisoners...
East Ghouta children insist on education despite disabling wartime injuries
Ghadeer, a sixth grader, speaks at a ceremony in Douma to honor local students’ achievements ...
'Urgent call' for support to rebuild East Ghouta clinic serving 55,000
Opposition authorities in regime-encircled East Ghouta issued on Tuesday an “urgent call for ...
East Ghouta protester: ‘If the UN continues to remain silent, it will be Assad’s partner in the killing’
Residents hold a sign that reads, “We welcome the UN, an ally of Russia and Bashar al-A...
Three interviews from three besieged rebel towns: ‘Aid temporarily postponing impending death’
The Syrian Arab Red Crescent delivered thousands of food baskets to five blockaded towns on Wednesd...
‘I can’t do anything’: One baby’s losing battle with tuberculosis
Children in the blockaded, rebel-held East Ghouta suburbs are contracting tuberculosis, polio and o...
Douma surgeon: Lack of immunization 'catastrophic' problem
The Unified Medical Office in East Ghouta launched the “It is my Right to be Vaccinated&rdquo...
