Reporting from Damascus
Elvira Krithari, the first Greek journalist to enter Syria after the fall of Assad, talks to iMEdD about working conditions on the ground and the presence of foreign journalists in Damascus.
“Do whatever you need to do to survive in Syria”: the person behind Assad’s overthrow
Where did Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and its leader, who is playing a leading role in toppling the Assad regime, come from? The first years in Iraq, the “divorce” from al-Qa’ida and the next day. Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, Senior Director of the Counter Extremism Project and former Coordinator of the UN Security Council, talks to iMEdD.
“In the history of Syria, there are no good or bad guys,” says Professor Sotiris Roussos
Sotiris Roussos, a professor at the University of Peloponnese specialising in the Middle East, helps us unravel the complex situation in Syria.
Testimonies of Pluralism in Action: iMEdD at the 2024 Obama Foundation Democracy Forum
At the 2024 Obama Foundation Democracy Forum in Chicago, iMEdD co-founder Anna Kynthia Bousdoukou led a panel of global changemakers who shared powerful stories of bridging divides and fostering trust.
Assad’s people in Crete and Glyfada
A shipment of 3 million "jihadist pills" and a travel agency in the southern suburbs of Athens.
Bashar al-Assad’s regime has fallen in Syria. How will this change the Middle East?
Bashar al-Assad’s regime had withstood more than a decade of uprisings, civil war and international sanctions since the onset of widespread protests in 2011. Yet, it collapsed in a remarkably short period of time.
Yoon Suk Yeol’s Presidency in Jeopardy
This political instability comes amid escalating tensions with North Korea and its growing strategic alliance with Russia, as well as a leadership transition in the United States.
The nine lives of the fourth estate
The 12 trainees in Volos embodied the absolute prerequisite for today’s quality journalism to survive and thrive: collaboration.
Understanding the right to access public information in Greece
Can citizens in Greece request information and documents from the public sector? If so, how? Lawyers and stakeholders shared their insights with iMEdD about recent changes to the legislative framework.
What is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham? And how did it evolve into a key player in Syria’s civil war?
