Civil Society Spotlight - Episode 12
27 January 2026
In the week of military escalation in Aleppo neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Al-Ashrafiya, civil organizations, activists, and human rights defenders have expressed their solidarity with civilians. While the events...
Somariya, between past and present
22 January 2026
To Damascus residents, the name Somariya is associated with Hafez al-Assad’s brother, Rifaat al-Assad. Today its Alawi inhabitants are forcibly displaced, as an armed faction reclaimed the land stolen back...
Off the scales: a Kurdish tale of absent justice
21 January 2026
A displaced person from Afrin recounts her family's recent history of displacement and the loss of their house in the countryside. They are asked to pay to access their own...
What do women fear in the 10 March agreement?
15 January 2026
After years of systems supporting equality, such as the co-presidency system, women's houses, women's councils, and women's security forces, women in northeast Syria are questioning the integration with the interim...
Transitional justice needs an economic perspective
13 January 2026
The decisions of the transitional authorities to conclude agreements and reconciliations with business figures linked to the former Assad regime counter to the principles of a comprehensive transitional justice process.
Civil Society Spotlight - Episode 11
06 January 2026
The Madaniya Platform statement on developments in the Jazira region of north-eastern Syria sparked critical reactions among civil society activists and organisations working there. A large number of actors criticised...
The misery of tobacco’s female workers
29 December 2025
“Our salaries barely covered our basic needs. The most important question is: what are we going to do now?” This is what one of the workers, who spent more than...
Keeping Syria connected during war
27 December 2025
A Syria Telecom engineer's account told his story during the war; what was behind internet shut downs? And what happened during students’ exams?
Civil Society Spotlight - Episode X
23 December 2025
Syrian civil society participated in the ‘Day of Dialogue’ conference (Brussels 9), held for the first time inside Syria. While a large number of activists and civil organisations joined, with...
"The revolutionary language is now a dictatorial language"
19 December 2025
Interview with Samar Yazbek, novelist and activist
Hopes for economic recovery
17 December 2025
From lifting of sanctions to the creativity of Syrian markets
Cities in Revolution
Documenting the history of the uprising in six different syrian cities
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