A year of horror in Gaza, the graveyard of civilisation
The upcoming first anniversary of the total war in Gaza exposes how the international system is not working and how we have come to live in a time of eternal warfare.... Read more.
Will the Middle East be consumed by vengeance?
As Israel and Iran engage in sabre rattling, a major conflict threatens to break out in the Middle East, with the key players either actively stoking the flames... Read more.
Trauma and deprivation in the aftermath of the Turkey-Syria earthquake
Months after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, untold thousands of traumatised survivors are living in tents or containers with no prospect of employment... Read more.
Orchestrating an escape from war-torn Ukraine
With the aid of fellow Slovenian musicians, the Ukrainian Youth Symphony Orchestra managed to flee the advancing Russian forces which have invaded swathes of their... Read more.
“Never again or forever more?” asks veteran war reporter
I was almost certain that the Russian invasion of Ukraine would not take place. I was at an utter loss as to what the Kremlin could hope to achieve with such a clearly... Read more.
Sacrificing Gaza’s children to war
Gaza's traumatised children are paying the heaviest price for the endless wars raining down on them. Israel, Hamas and the international community have all failed... Read more.
Refugees in Moria and the smouldering ruins of Europe’s humanity
By Boštjan Videmšek in Lesbos The refugees and migrants who survived the fire at the Moria camp in Lesbos find... Read more.
After ISIS, former Yazidi sex slaves are caught between trauma and taboo
Safia, a Yazidi teenager from Iraq, was captured by the Islamic State, sold into sexual slavery, raped, tortured and made pregnant, leaving deep psychological scars.... Read more.
Living in a nightmare: Gaza’s unending tragedy
Trauma, depression, destitution and hopelessness are the daily realities with which Gaza's besieged population must contend.... Read more.
Bordering on inhumanity: How Slovenia and Croatia illegally deport refugees and migrants
Rather than being allowed to apply for asylum, thousands of refugees and migrants attempting to enter Slovenia and Croatia are being illegally and often violently... Read more.