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

Sartep's vision emerges: the book's main character, migrant Sartep, stands in front of the concrete wall of Fortress Europe. In front of this inaccessible world is the Tempelhof Airport refugee camp, which can be seen in the foreground of the cover (pictured). In the story, the young northern Iraqi finds an imaginative way to reconcile both worlds

A graphic novel depicts a refugee's journey

"Temple of Refuge" illustrates Iraqi-Kurdish migrant Sartep Namiq's journey to Berlin. It was commissioned with the help of a unique organisation. By Stefan Dege