Syria

Denial of asylum to Dr. Radwan Ziadeh on dubious grounds would harm free expression, peacebuilding around the world

Washington, D.C. — A coalition of human rights advocacy groups has called on members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate the United States Customs and Immigration Service’s announcement that it intends to deny Syrian writer, scholar, and human rights

‘We Are Syrians’ is the story of dissenters fighting for their country

When the Assad government wanted to silence them, Naila Al-Atrash, a theatre director, Radwan Ziadeh, an intellectual, and Sana Mustafa, a student organizer, refused to stop making their voices heard. They organized, they protested, they made art. Editors Adam Braver

University Aleppo struck by rebels’ rockets

On October 4, 2016, rebel troops in Syria reportedly launched rocket attacks targeting buildings on the campus of the University of Aleppo. The university is located in an area currently controlled by the Syrian regime.