Five years ago, activist Osama, a human rights activist witnessed first-hand the public protests and violent government response which sparked Syria’s bloody armed conflict. Since then, he and his family have been arrested, intimidated and forced…
Marah, a teenage girl from one of Syria’s besieged cities, has been sharing her stories of life in the war. With her mother and siblings, she left Syria, stopping off in Turkey before making the precarious…
Aleppo (Syria) (AFP) – For the first time in years, hundreds of Syrians nationwide took advantage of a nearly week-long ceasefire on Friday to resume anti-government protests under the slogan “The Revolution Continues!” Waving the three-starred…
There’s no ISIS or al-Qaeda in the Damascus suburb of Daraya, but the Syrian regime insists it will continue to bomb and besiege it, risking ceasefire deal. A Damascus suburb long targeted by regime and Russian…
For Palestinian artist Alaa Minawi, six neon tubes are all it takes to deliver a powerful reminder of Europe’s refugee crisis. “When people are forced to leave their country they don’t only lose their schools, toys…
Bodies of around 32 young men from Kafrsousa and al-Midan buried by families only 20 days after being forcibly conscripted by regime forces Over the last few days, residents of the Kafrsousa and al-Midan districts in…
A million civilians are living in besieged areas in Syria without any access to food or medication. To stave off starvation, these civilians are often forced to eat tree leaves, insects and cats. Hundreds have starved…
Just like every other foreign power involved in the crisis in Syria, Turkey has its own agenda, writes Turkish academic Gokhan Bacik. But Turkey’s goals have evolved. The aim of toppling Bashar al-Assad has been replaced…
World leaders came together in London on Thursday to pledge nearly $11 billion aid to victims of the Syria crisis. But, as Joelle Bassoul of Oxfam writes, while the amount of help promised in London is…
Free-speech activist speaks to German television in first interview since his release from custody in Syria last year Lawyer and founder of the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression Mazen Darwish gave an interview…
News Viral Anna IoannidouFebruary 4, 2016 By Anna Ioannidou, CEO of Heart Cyprus This is so touching news. An art teacher in Limassol together with her students, have created an amazing project that revolves around the refugee drama,…
Syrian journalist and TV producer Mohamad Mansour highlights the reasons behind the establishment of private media corporations in Syria, and how the industry has worked to strip journalists of their civil rights Over the past number…
Writer and director Anis Hamdoun receives award from German Nachtkritik magazine for his play “The Trip” Syrian theater director Anis Hamdoun won an award for best theatrical work in Germany for the year 2015, from among…
“After my father died, we continued digging the hole so we could have a place to hide from the planes that fly over our heads every day to take photos and bomb us” He left them…
Syria should be ready for the day when Syrians could come together and rebuild a common life after the conflict comes to an end. And it will come to an end hopefully sooner rather than later.…
n an exclusive interview, prominent Syrian writer and dissident Yassin al-Haj Saleh talks about Syria’s past, tragic present and uncertain future. Wednesday 20 January 2016 Yassin al-Haj Saleh is a leading Syrian writer, a former political prisoner and one…
Marah, a teenage girl from one of Syria’s besieged cities, has been sharing her stories of life in the war. With her mother and siblings, she left Syria, stopping off in Turkey before making the precarious…
Hundreds of thousands of people are living under siege in Syria, where starvation is being used as a weapon of war. Syria Deeply spoke with James Sadri, director of The Syria Campaign, to learn more about…
Gone are the days of a national education curriculum in Syria. Five years of war have not only fractured the state, they’ve brought about the arise of four distinct school systems throughout the country that are…
Sunday, January 10, 201 – by Mario Throughout the history of modern art, the subject of war and its aftermath has been a theme. War has been portrayed by masters such as Francisco Goya, Otto Dix, Pablo Picasso,…
Local organizations have been working day and night over the past two months to prepare Syrians for the coming winter. Nearly a dozen people died across Syria last January due to a fatal combination of inadequate…
Miles from the border with Lebanon, residents of a Syrian town are being forced to eat insects, plants and even cats after a siege lasting six months, hemmed in by land mines and Hezbollah forces. Up…
Naji Jerf, who was assassinated Sunday in broad daylight, would be the third citizen journalist to have been targeted by Islamic State on Turkish soil. Each murder seems to have been calculated attempt to frighten other…
Marah, a teenage girl from one of Syria’s besieged cities, has been sharing her stories of life in the war. With her mother and siblings, she has now left Syria for a new life in Istanbul.…