Alicia Medina
Alicia Medina is a freelance journalist based in Lebanon. Her work has been published in international media outlets and she holds a master’s degree in Journalism, Media and Globalisation from the Erasmus Mundus program.
Two years on, Syrians injured in Beirut port blast drown in neglect, medical debt
03 August 2022
On paper, the Lebanese government, UNHCR and international aid agencies were meant to cover medical costs for those injured in the August 4 explosion, including foreigners. But the injured tell...
The forgotten railways of Syria and Lebanon: Tales of a missed connection
29 October 2021
For nearly a century, a bustling railway network connected people in Syria and Lebanon to the world—and to one another. Amid violence and economic collapse on both sides of the...
For Syrian victims of the Beirut port explosion, a year of grief and rage
03 August 2021
One year ago, the Beirut blast killed 218 people, among them dozens of Syrians. Many feel neglected by the past year’s aid response and outraged by the lack of accountability.
