When the Arab uprisings swept through the Middle East and North Africa in 2011, many in the West hoped the fall of these entrenched regimes would herald a new era of development and good governance. Instead, it marked the beginning of a period of unprecedented suffering for millions. Nearly 14 years later, in the wake […]
Read more2024 Year in Review: Conflict keeps Sudanese trapped in a nightmare without end
Sudan’s descent into chaos, triggered by the outbreak of civil war in April 2023, has created one of the worst humanitarian disasters of the 21st century. Despite its magnitude, the crisis has been overshadowed this year by events in Ukraine, Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria, leaving millions to endure unimaginable hardship with insufficient international attention or […]
Read moreHow Sednaya’s liberation exposed decades of systematic torture under Syria’s Assad regime
As jubilation spread across Syria following the overthrow of Bashar Assad on Dec. 8 after 13 years of civil war, Sednaya prison — a name synonymous with unspeakable horrors — finally fell into opposition hands. Thousands of Syrians flooded the gates of the infamous facility near Damascus on Monday, desperate for news of loved ones […]
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