Cementing dispossession: the bitter reality of reconstruction in Syria
In the prelude of Syria’s reconstruction, addressing HLP rights are key to drawing the future of the country.
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10, 2020
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10, 2020
At home and abroad, LGBT Syrians fight to have their voices heard
“We need to break the door of the closet that they put us into and get out: We deserve life.”
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08, 2020
Freed from regime prisons, Syrian women seek refuge from social stigma
After enduring torture and sexual violence in prison, Syrian female survivors face societal stigma upon returning home.
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08, 2020
In Lebanon, Syrians fight child marriage tent by tent
A group of Syrian women is on a quest to persuade families not to make the same mistake that shattered their lives.
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07, 2020
In spite of legal protections and quotas, women are still not equal under the Autonomous Administration
In spite of legal protections, women still suffer from cultural resistance to their adoption of a greater role in AA areas.
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07, 2020
Women of northwestern Syria: A tireless fight for representation
Even under conservative HTS rule, women in northwest Syria are fighting for their right to be seen and heard in public life.
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07, 2020
The fight for truth and accountability in Syria has a female voice
Syrian women are keeping the record straight: from their truth-seeking journey to their efforts to call SGBV inside Syrian prisons by its name: a crime against humanity.
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06, 2020
Podcast “Thawriyya”: An enduring revolution for Syrian women activists
This week, Syria Direct will be launching its new podcast, Thawriyya. Produced by Syria Direct and funded by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), the podcast series follows the lives of five Syrian women activists.
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05, 2020
‘Home is no longer safe’, Syrian refugee women in Jordan fear domestic violence more than COVID-19
As Jordan enters its sixth week of lockdown, victims of domestic violence, especially refugees, continue to suffer at the hands of their abusers with no end in sight.
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03, 2020
Assad regime, HTS, and ISIS attempt to silence female journalists in Idlib
Syria Direct spoke to four women working as on-camera reporters and print journalists in HTS-held Idlib city to learn what they experience in their male-dominated profession.