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 em... 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 th... 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 ... 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 fail... 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 s... 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.
Island of refugee despair
While the outrage of Europeans has been turned to Donald Trump's wall and the handling of migrants at the border with Mexico, they ignore a humanitarian disaste... Read more.
Post-ISIS Mosul, pt 2: Home is where the hurt is
Despite the destruction, pain, trauma and dread for the future, Mosul's tough and long-suffering residents are returning to the ruins of their devastated city.... Read more.
Post-ISIS Mosul, pt 1: The final death of a city?
Its building turned to dust, its citizens traumatised and impoverished, Mosul may have been 'liberated' from ISIS but it has become a graveyard. Can this razed ... Read more.
The adventures of Rami and his magic violin
Syrian Rami Basisah and his violin have been through hell and high water together. His childhood dream of becoming a world-famous musician is about to come tru... Read more.
