Syrian Arab Republic: A Run-In With Islamic State
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicStudent's lawbooks nearly get him into big trouble at militant checkpoint near Raqqa.Before his bus left the city of al-Hasakah...
View ArticleTurkey: Syrian Refugees Concerned at New Turkish Residence Rules
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Syrian Arab Republic, TurkeyBy Omar YusufNinety-day stay now being enforced, and breaking the rules can lead to a re-entry bar. Tighter...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghans Impatient for New ID Cards
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanBiometric documents meant to reduce fraud in upcoming parliamentary polls.Electronic ID cards could make Afghanistan’s elections fairer...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Safe Houses for Afghan Women
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanA cleric says women’s shelters reflect Islamic values, but some men resent them.Safe houses for women fleeing violence or forced...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Unlicensed Pharmaceuticals Trade in Kfar Nabel
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicCategory: Civil Society Monitor | Date: March 25, 2015 | Author: Omar al-Hussein | Location: Kafr Nabel Abu Hassan has no...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Syrian Journalists Wary of Rebel Factions
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicCategory: Civil Society Monitor | Date: March 25, 2015 | Author: Abdallah Klido | Location: Kafr Nabel When Islamic State...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Education Suffers on Both Sides of Divided Aleppo
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicBy Omar YusufLittle pay and few books make teaching a profession for only the truly dedicated.War has cast its dark shadow over...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: A Trip Through Aleppo's "Crossing of Death"
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicRed Crescent keeps a door open to get people across the battle lines for medical treatment.“Attention!” the soldier calls to...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Deir al-Zor Suffers Under Islamic State’s Harsh Rules...
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicAid worker speaks of "general sense of desperation and hunger all around”.Silent and subdued, Um Qassem stands in a long queue...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Help Needed After Syria’s Harsh Winter
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicAuthor: Ahmad al-Salim | Location: IdlibHumanitarian organisations are delivering urgent aid programmes to help needy Syrians...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: After Syrian Army's Defeat, People Trickle Back to...
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicBy Ahmad al-AklaDisplaced people find their homes battered by three years of fighting.Families have begun returning to towns...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: In Syria, Wanting to Study Can Get You Arrested
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicA young man is seized by government forces while on his way to an exam.Now in its third year, the siege of Douma continues to...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghans Turn to Taleban Justice
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanPeople lose faith in inefficient and dishonest state judicial system.Afghans are increasingly turning to Taleban courts to help them...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Syria: Healing Childhood Trauma Through Play
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicLocal initiative provides youngsters with educational and psychological support.A children’s centre in Idlib province is giving...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghan Children Forced into Hard Labour
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanPoverty and conservative traditions keep many youngsters out of school.Participants in a series of IWPR-organised debates said that many...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Islamic State Dismantles Medical Services in Syrian Region
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicUnder militant rule, doctors flee Deir al-Zor and hospital infrastructure crumbles. Yara al-Haj, an inpatient at a clinic in...
View ArticleSudan: Sudan: Women's Rights Radio for Nuba Mountains
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: SudanLocal reporters contribute to making shows relevant, and “listener groups” help make sure they are.In the Nuba Mountains of Sudan, information...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Afghan Survey Suggests Optimism About Peace Talks
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: AfghanistanMood of general support for reconciliation with Taleban, in a survey group of around 2,000. In a survey conducted across Afghanistan,...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Detained and Abused for Delivering Aid in Syria
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicBy Faten Samih Abu FaresAfter entrapment and interrogation, a series of prisons and finally a miraculous release. Carrying...
View ArticleSyrian Arab Republic: Crawling Through Trenches to Safety in Syria
Source: Institute for War and Peace ReportingCountry: Syrian Arab RepublicCivilians narrowly escape capture or death as they evade a government checkpoint.When Eastern Ghouta was liberated, we were...
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