‘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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06, 2022
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05, 2022
Women in northwestern Syria pay the price of donor fatigue
Eleven years on, funding for Syria is stagnating while needs grow. Women are among those most affected by funding gaps in the health sector.
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12, 2021
A sketch of Syria’s 2021 and what to expect in 2022
In the year marking a decade of the Syrian uprising-turned-conflict, regional normalization efforts with Damascus gained steam while the two stalemates in the northeast and the northwest seem to have settled in a fragile stability.
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12, 2021
Constant uprooting: Idlib’s long housing crisis
Families displaced to Idlib struggle to find stability amidst a severe housing shortage and exploitation by landlords and rental offices.
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07, 2021
Authoritarian tendencies mar the AANES’ quest for recognition
Arbitrary arrests targeting journalists and opposition members are on the rise in territories controlled by the SDF, which faces mounting popular dissent and intra-Kurdish tensions.
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07, 2021
“We used to live in heaven”: Idlib through the eyes of a nature photographer
In Idlib’s most dangerous corner, a young nature photographer documents the forgotten aspects of everyday life, clinging to the beauty of Syria’s green province.
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06, 2021
Sowing fear, burning crops: The latest regime offensive terrorizes farmers in northwest Syria
The latest regime strikes on northwest Syria have claimed lives and disrupted the harvest, pushing farmers underground to escape indiscriminate bombings and the illegal targeting of agricultural areas.
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06, 2021
Episode 5: Dispossessed under a reconciliation agreement
When Jawad’s family refused to sign the reconciliation agreement, their home became state property
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06, 2021
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.
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06, 2021
Episode 4: Razed to the ground for ‘security reasons’
Yasmine’s home was demolished in a matter of days by the Syrian government due to ‘security reasons’