Distributing Newspapers on the Frontline of the War
The story of Vasyl Miroshnik, who delivers his newspaper to some of the most remote villages of the Ukrainian front.
Three Syrian Journalists in Exile
After the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, journalists found the opportunity to rebuild a free press, but the risks continue.
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.
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.
What is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham? And how did it evolve into a key player in Syria’s civil war?
A major offensive has seen rebel groups in Syria retake the country’s second city, Aleppo – and demonstrated the growing prominence of the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in the 13-year-long civil war.
US Elections: Two Scenarios for Five Crises
How the outcome of the US elections will will have significant implications for five major international crises, according to analysts speaking to iMEdD just days before November 5.