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“Syria”

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world cup in syria
July 21st, 2018
The holy Lord is great, and he loves football
by:Josef Reich
The tragedy of Syria and Putin's ruthless role in it didn't keep him from hosting the Soccer World Cup - nor did the world. Where does that leave us?
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avaaz_syriagirl_cupofshame_worldcup2018
June 02nd, 2018
Russia's #Cupofshame
type:Petition, Protest
by:Deniz Zehra Tavli
The ongoing war in Syria would not be possible without a strong ally of Assad: Russia - where this year's World Cup will take place. A call for boycott!
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ghouta_syria_after_attacks
May 26th, 2018
Leaving Ghouta: Support the Syria Campaign!
type:Authors, Donation
by:Deniz Zehra Tavli
"We can only be thankful for the safety of those who survived." Bissan Fakih writes about Ghouta in an evocative call for donations for The Syria Campaign.
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Familiennachzug
November 28th, 2017
Germany: No more separations of families!
type:Donation, NGO, Petition
by:Deniz Zehra Tavli
While refugees in Germany sometimes wait for years for a decision in their asylum procedure, their families stay behind in most difficult circumstances.
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mobile hospital
May 02nd, 2017
A mobile hospital for Syria
type:Crowd Funding, Donation
by:Ama Lorenz
Destroyed medical infrastructure after five years of civil war, a humanitarian embargo and rising numbers of internally displaced people: this is what the current humanitarian crisis looks like in many [...]
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un flag
January 03rd, 2017
In-tray overflowing for new UN leader
by:Maria João Morais
The first United Nations secretary-general described the role as “the hardest job in the world”. With ongoing conflicts from Syria to South Sudan, with refugee crisis and [...]
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white helmets
December 14th, 2016
What you can do for Aleppo right now
by:Vanessa Ellingham
Today our hearts are aching for Aleppo.It feels like a new low, hearing of civilians being executed by their own government's military, women committing suicide to avoid being raped, children being [...]
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Aleppo-hospital-bombing
November 23rd, 2016
Aleppo's hospitals ravaged by Russian bombs: what can you do?
by:Vanessa Ellingham
Russian bombs targeting hospitals in Aleppo is disturbing, shocking, and yet sharing another Facebook status isn't going to do anything about it.As [...]
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flotilla
October 26th, 2016
Russian warships refuel in Spanish ports, then head for Syria
by:Vanessa Ellingham
Don't be fooled: last week Spain may have signed an EU statement accusing Russia of committing war crimes in Syria.But this week a Russian flotilla is due to [...]
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white-helmet-child
October 06th, 2016
Vetoing while Aleppo descends into hell?
by:Murat Suner
According to Human Rights Watch research at least five hospitals have been damaged or partially destroyed by the use barrel bombs, cluster munitions, and incendiary weapons. [...]
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aleppos_children
October 06th, 2016
Protect Aleppo's children, now!
type:Petition, Protest
by:Deniz Zehra Tavli
100 children have been killed in Aleppo in the last few days. For years we have watched barrel bombs and chemical attacks. But the all out [...]
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omran_aleppo
September 14th, 2016
Call upon the UN to appoint a Protector of Journalists!
type:NGO, Petition
by:Deniz Zehra Tavli
Remember Omran? The five-year-old Syrian boy placed in an ambulance after a bomb attack, in shock and bleeding, rescued amid the rubble of a crumbled [...]
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syrian_doctors
September 13th, 2016
Stop the attacks on hospitals in Syria!
type:NGO, Petition, Protest
by:Deniz Zehra Tavli
When the bombs fall, the wounded and dying are rushed to makeshift hospitals in caves, basements and even living rooms. In these unlikely beacons of [...]
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rtx22fg3-sized
September 07th, 2016
Tens of thousands of Syrians stranded in Jordan
by:Vanessa Ellingham
New satellite imagery dated August 31, 2016, shows the dire situation for tens of thousands of Syrians stranded at the Jordanian border. The imagery shows Syrians waiting in large [...]
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un_syria_square
September 03rd, 2016
UN: Stop Taking Sides
type:Petition, Protest
by:Deniz Zehra Tavli
In the worst humanitarian catastrophe of a generation, the UN has handed the reins of its aid operation to Assad and his regime which is dictating where [...]
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aleppo getty
August 17th, 2016
Bombs and Hunger
in:Humans
by:Oliver M. Piecha
The Russian airforce has certainly understood one thing: If the USA bombard a hospital like they did in October 2015 in Kundus, this makes headlines worldwide. But if they themselves reduce dozens to ashes no one cares. For once, [...]
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Syrian refugees
August 01st, 2016
Donate for Syrian school children's education!
type:Donation, NGO
by:Deniz Zehra Tavli
Lebanon, a small country of about 4.5 million citizens, has taken on an enormous burden, hosting 1.1 million registered Syrian refugees. More than [...]
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ghias-5
June 22nd, 2016
Former Syrian refugee rescues his own family in Greece
by:Vanessa Ellingham
"I told them not to go in the night because if you have an accident you are more likely to drown. To wear a raincoat and plastic bags on their feet, [...]
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Screen Shot 2016-04-13 at 11.19.44 am
April 13th, 2016
What will the Syrian revolution come to?
by:Vanessa Ellingham
"Please make it so that my brother did not die for nothing," my Syrian friend asked out into Berlin's springtime air while we chatted yesterday.The [...]
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2015_MENA_Assad_BBC
March 16th, 2016
Syrian conflict reaches five years
by:FAIRPLANET
The conflict in Syria reached its fifth birthday this week as the Syrian government and major Syrian opposition groups met in Geneva at United Nations-led peace talks.According to the [...]
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syria barrel bomb
February 26th, 2016
Hopes high, solutions complicated
by:Ama Lorenz
It does not take a miracle formular to stop the desperate flight of million of refugees coming from past war places like Afghanistan or present ones like Syria. Nip it in the bud! Yet, the [...]
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Madaya_starving
January 14th, 2016
Urgent call: Save Madaya from starvation!!
type:Petition
by:Deniz Zehra Tavli
In the besieged town of Madaya, starving children are eating tree leaves, cats and insects. The Assad regime is literally starving over 40,000 people [...]
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palmyra
November 25th, 2015
France's asylum for artefacts: protecting treasures from ISIS
by:Vanessa Ellingham
Here’s one way France is defending against ISIS that you may not have heard of: protecting cultural treasures.Forget cultural diplomacy, where [...]
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assadputin
October 22nd, 2015
Make no mistake: Assad and Putin are hanging out together
by:Vanessa Ellingham
The Syrian President has made his first foreign visit since the uprising against his authoritarian rule broke out at the height of the Arab spring in [...]
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Afghan Refugees
October 20th, 2015
The unending dilemma of Afghan Refugees
in:Humans
by:Shadi Khan Saif
This comes at a time when the world is mourning a heartbreaking image of a Syrian kid lying dead on a shore in Turkey. With ragging conflicts in Syria, Iraq and the fears of a [...]
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syria_latest-3-0-0
October 14th, 2015
Who backs who in Syria?
by:Vanessa Ellingham
So let me get this straight: Russia isn't just targeting ISIS in Syria, but actually other groups who oppose the Assad regime?This dichotomy from the Guardian breaks down who supports who in Syria, and boy, is [...]
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drought syria sheep
September 29th, 2015
Syria - It's the climate stupid!
by:Murat Suner
By now we have to consider climate change as a serious factor to cause wars on our planet. And, we need to understand that the devastating civil war in Syria may be [...]
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tamil india
September 22nd, 2015
Sheltering refugees - a centuries old Indian tradition
by:Jose Kalathil
When the plight of Syrian refugees is discussed world over these days, many in India and outside do not know that this country has hosted refugees [...]
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5346532115_0bfec15b3c_o
September 16th, 2015
Russia offered to have Assad step aside in 2012
by:Vanessa Ellingham
A senior negotiator has revealed that Russia proposed the removal of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad as part of a peace deal more than three years ago.Since 2012 [...]
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syria child
August 21st, 2015
Bombing in Syria is still going on
by:Ama Lorenz
On August 21, 2013, the government of Bashar al-Assad used chemical bombs against Syrian civilians in Ghouta. Several opposition-controlled areas in the suburbs around [...]
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RAPE
August 14th, 2015
Rape enshrined in the name of Allah
by:Ama Lorenz
“In the moments before he raped the 12-year-old girl, the Islamic State fighter took the time to explain that what he was about to do was not a [...]
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syria barrel bomb
August 13th, 2015
Syrian Government Forces perpetrate massacre
by:Murat Suner
While the news sites keep being covered by the so-called Islamic State and related terror and anti-terror activities, the Syrian government forces [...]
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Hungarian-wall
August 07th, 2015
Walls are never a solution
by:Ama Lorenz
"We are witnessing a genocide caused by European selfishness," said Palermo mayor Leoluca Orlando as the Irish navy ship LE Niamh docked in the port [...]
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syrian children killed by bombs
March 23rd, 2015
Safe Zone for Syria!
type:Petition, Protest
by:Deniz Zehra Tavli
The Syrian air force just dropped chlorine gas bombs on children. Their little bodies gasped for air on hospital stretchers as medics held back tears, and [...]
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man trying to rescue child_syria
March 04th, 2015
Warn Syrian families about incoming barrel bombs
type:Crowd Funding, Donation, Petition
by:Deniz Zehra Tavli
Guess what the US military is doing with crucial information that could save countless lives in Syria? Absolutely nothing. The US has access to radar information over [...]
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syria jail
February 05th, 2015
The use of a Syrian jail
by:Neelo Aysha Scholz
An op-ed piece in the International New York Times brings us the first hand experience of a Syrian teacher and activist in Bashar al-Assad’s jails. She considers herself lucky to have [...]
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2015 hrw wr yezidi syria
January 29th, 2015
Human rights violations ultimately fuel crises
by:Murat Suner
Human Rights Watch reviews human rights practices in more than 90 countries. Yesterday, it released its 656-page World Report 2015, its 25th [...]
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2494723189_9f819c5eb1_z
November 03rd, 2014
Drown a migrant to save a migrant?
by:Vanessa Ellingham
Starting this week the Italian search and rescue mission for migrants crossing the Mediterranean is set to come to an end, resulting in outrage in [...]
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IS children
October 29th, 2014
Child soliders recruited by the Islamic State
by:Vanessa Ellingham
The Islamic State is recruiting children as young as six years old as child soliders, indoctrinating them with extremist beliefs and teaching them basic [...]
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White helmets
October 13th, 2014
Rescue for people in Syria
type:Petition
by:Julia Lehmann
As the war in Syria goes on, the number of civil victims is climbing constantly. The White Helmets - or the Syrian Civil Defence - are a group of volunteers who try to rescue people in danger [...]
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barrel bomb hospital
October 10th, 2014
Aleppo's barrel bomb hospital
by:Vanessa Ellingham
A moving new video report from Al Jazeera shows medics in a bombed-out Aleppo hospital struggling to keep their city alive amid barrel bombs dropped by the Syrian [...]
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7003073275_93a1888b21_o
October 01st, 2014
Violence against Syrian refugees in Lebanon
by:Vanessa Ellingham
Syrian refugees are bearing the brunt of increased violence from Lebanese citizens in response to the Lebanese army's battle with Islamic State [...]
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140828_overview12
August 29th, 2014
ISIS laptop shows plans for bubonic plague bombs
by:Vanessa Ellingham
A laptop taken from an ISIS hideout in Syria includes lessons for making biological warfare. Foreign Policy magazine has published an account of [...]
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flight mh 17 large scale
July 25th, 2014
From Ukraine to Gaza and Syria, Skies Around Turkey Get Increasingly Dangerous And Hopes Dim
in:Humans
by:Emre Kizilkaya
Turkish Airlines was one of the first companies announcing its planes would steer clear of east Ukrainian air space, among others like the U.S. [...]
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fairplanet-noimage
May 02nd, 2014
New camp opens for Syrian refugees in Jordan
by:Vanessa Ellingham
As the war in Syria shows no sign of abating, space in existing refugee camps has become scarce. A year in the making, Azrak camp welcomed its first residents [...]
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HAITI-HEALTH-STORM-SANDY
March 11th, 2014
Press Review: UN urges immediate action to stop Haitian cholera epidemic & Malala Fund to focus on Syrian child refugees
in:Humans
by:Rebecca Silus
Pedro Medrano Rojas says a proposed 10-year plan would eradicate cholera by building public health and sanitation services, but would require $69m in [...]
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criminal-court-the-hague
February 18th, 2014
Press Review: Evidence against North Korea to be presented at International Criminal Court; Syria talks fail to secure cease-fire for aid workers
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Rebecca Silus
The report, which lists evidence of extermination, atrocities committed against a starving population, and kidnappings, intends to recommend steps [...]
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Like in Syria the Lebanese Penal Code considers ‘homosexual acts’ illegal.
February 08th, 2014
Gay Syrian refugees struggle to survive in Lebanon
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
org:Amnesty International
But one night, he was lured into a meeting with two men. He says they raped him, stole money from his wallet and his mobile phone.Khalil never reported the [...]
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HRW Syria video
January 24th, 2014
Justice crucial as Syrian rivals finally meet face-to-face
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Redaktion
Syria peace talks in Geneva resumed today after a break yesterday when the UN mediator held separate talks with rival groups to discuss whether they would be willing to [...]
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7472_syrgeneva_1_460x230
January 23rd, 2014
Cry for help from Syria
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
org:Avaaz
Dear Avaazers,I am from Homs, Syria -- a city under siege, where children and babies have been tortured and bombed. It is hell on earth, and it is hard to have hope, but right now I see a chance and [...]
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food aid
January 14th, 2014
Press Review: Local food aid sourcing & New program for preventing malnutrition in the Sahel
in:Humans, Nature
type:Allgemein
by:Rebecca Silus
Donors such as the EU and Japan allow their funding to be used to buy local food. The United States, which makes up 36 percent of contributions to [...]
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Nigerian Oil Feature
December 31st, 2013
Press Review: Ugandans worry about cost of commercial oil production & 2013 death toll for journalists hits 70
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Rebecca Silus
Critics are less optimistic about the outcomes, citing lack of transparency in planning and that despite billions already paid out by oil companies, [...]
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SYRIA-PALESTINIAN-CONFLICT
December 17th, 2013
Press Review: Electronic waste to grow 33% in four years & UN asks for 6.5b in aid
in:Humans, Nature
type:Allgemein
by:Rebecca Silus
Syria’s neighbors Saudi Arabia and Qatar have yet to donate any aid for Syria to the UN. [BBC]The money used to buy the natural resources used in [...]
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A refugee camp located in former military barracks in the town of Harmanli, Bulgaria © NIKOLAY DOYCHINOV/AFP/Getty Images
December 14th, 2013
Europe's Syrian refugee shame
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
org:Amnesty International
“The EU has miserably failed to play its part in providing a safe haven to the refugees who have lost all but their lives. The number of those it’s prepared to resettle is truly pitiful. [...]
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132441_Protests_in_Baniyas(1)
July 27th, 2013
Syria: Stop extrajudicial executions of civilians for military gains
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
org:Amnesty International
Following the deliberate killing of 13 members of the same family in the village of al-Baydah, the organization urges the Syrian government to [...]
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GREECE-TURKEY-ITALY-IMMIGRATION
July 18th, 2013
Don’t send them back to war
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
org:Amnesty International
Papa Stratis waits for us on a bench in the little courtyard outside his parish church in Kalloni. We have come to hear how he, with young local [...]
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International Workers Day
July 01st, 2013
MIDDLE-EAST NEWS ROUNDUP: Protests in Egypt/ Saudi Activists Jailed/ The Fight for Homs in Syria
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Sara Jabril
Reuters news agency reported sixteen people killed and more than 600 injured in clashes between the fractions who are supporting the president and [...]
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Middle_East_(orthographic_projection).svg
May 26th, 2013
Lebanon Rocket Attacks, Coronavirus Claims New Victim in Saudi Arabia
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Sara Jabril
Rocket Attacks hit Lebanon Two rockets hit the Lebanese capital on Sunday, raising fears over a spillover of the Syrian conflict once again. The [...]
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Screen Shot 2013-05-06 at 12.59.40 AM
May 06th, 2013
MIDDLE-EAST NEWS ROUNDUP: Google & Palestine, Israel & Syria, Women's Sport in Saudi Arabia
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Sara Jabril
Google Recognises Palestine: If the twenty-first century truly is the century of the internet, it is no wonder that the recognition of Palestine by [...]
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04-26-2013syriahost
April 28th, 2013
Syrian refugees straining health services in region, UN warns in new report
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:fairplanet
In a recently published report covering the first three months of 2013 in Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon, evidence suggests that more than 1 million [...]
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syria
November 20th, 2012
Battlefield Syria - Who should be supported?
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Jonathan Lutes
Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian government is dominated by minority Alawites. As Assad has responded to Arab Spring protests with crimes against [...]
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childs in syria
September 26th, 2012
Syrian Children in Crisis
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:fairplanet
As Syria's civil war intensifies, innocent children are being caught in the firing line. Thousands have died in brutal attacks; many more have been severely injured or forced to flee their [...]
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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
August 19th, 2012
Middle East News Roundup
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Sara Jabril
Egypt The traffic in Cairo is notorious; and anyone who has ever visited the capital, knows that it is not the safest place for drivers or [...]
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big_10307427_0_300-225
February 29th, 2012
Aleppo Soap: Syria’s green gold
in:Economy
type:Allgemein
by:Sara Jabril
Syria’s “green gold” is said to be the oldest soap in the world, with some of its traditional manufacturing processes dating back thousands of [...]
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