Earthquake casualties in Syria (ongoing update)
According to the latest statistics issued by the Syrian Civil [...]
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02, 2023
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02, 2023
Distance (Episode 4): Dad is on the phone
Khaled and his three-year-old daughter Jawahir have only ever met on the phone. She was not yet born when he fled Syria in 2018, aiming to apply for family reunification with his wife and their daughter. But they missed a bureaucratic deadline, and for three years the family has been in limbo.
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01, 2023
Distance (Episode 3): ‘What kind of country did I choose?’
When Nisrine and her family made the decision to flee Lebanon for Denmark in 2015, there was a snag: Her 12-year-old daughter Nadine had to return to Syria to get a passport. The border closed, and Nisrine made the painful decision to leave her behind—temporarily, she thought. Seven years later, she is still fighting to reunite with her.
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01, 2023
Distance (Episode 2): Alone in Germany
Alaa fled to Germany at 16, after her brother was disappeared by Syrian government forces. She hoped to bring her parents later, but her reunification request was denied. She has not seen her parents for seven years, and has never met her six-year-old brother.
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01, 2023
Distance (Episode 1): Twice left behind
Mayada fled to Sweden in 2015 and applied for family reunification with her two sons, Rabieh and Adeeb. Rabieh was accepted, but Adeeb turned 18 during the process and was rejected. She has not seen him for eight years.
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01, 2023
Syria Direct presents ‘Distance’: A podcast exploring how European family reunification systems keep Syrian families apart
“Distance,” an upcoming podcast by Syria Direct, offers an intimate portrayal of the pain and rage of mothers, fathers, sons and daughters caught in a bureaucratic nightmare after their family reunification requests were rejected by European migration authorities.
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09, 2022
In the dark: Without electricity, life in Idlib’s informal displacement camps revolves around the sun (Photos)
Residents of al-Tah camp, an informal settlement named for the south Idlib village its residents fled, have lived without electricity for four years. Solar panels are too expensive, and diesel generators are a fire hazard.
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06, 2022
How Syria’s makeshift refineries poison people—and the land that sustains them (Photos)
Makeshift oil refineries endanger the health of workers and local communities in northwestern Syria. But their environmental impact, often overlooked, will also affect generations to come.
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06, 2022
‘Worse than being on the frontline’: A day at Syria’s makeshift oil refineries (Photos)
Two workers at a makeshift oil refinery in Tarhin speak about their job, the hardships they endure and the dreams they hold for the future.
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05, 2022
Unable to afford rent, Syrians in Arsal on a ‘waiting list’ to move into tents
Under pressure from Lebanon’s economic crisis, 500 Syrian families in the past year have requested permits from the Arsal municipality to move from houses or apartments to informal tent settlements.