Author: Anna Fleischer

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Corona crisis in Syria: disinfecting public spaces in the capital Damascus (photo: DW/H. Levent)

COVID-19

Syriaʹs crisis within a crisis – coronavirus could hit hard

The corona pandemic has reached Syria. Anna Fleischer explains why the virus could hit the country extremely hard and above all endanger those imprisonedMore

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Female member of the White Helmets helps a civilian (photo: Syria Civil Defence)

International Women’s Day

Spotlight on Syria's female White Helmets

The women working for Syria's White Helmets are among the most courageous in the world. It's time they received the credit that is due to them, writes Anna FleischerMore

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Most Recent Photo Essay

Fire broke out in a number of places around the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos late on the night of Tuesday, 8 September 2020. This led authorities to suspect arson. Some in the camp have suggested locals set the fires; other reports point to the migrants themselves.

Hell on earth: Greece's Moria refugee camp and its tortured history

The Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos has burned to the ground. The situation is dire, but it was already grave before fire swept through Europe's largest and most overcrowded refugee camp.