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Stories about West Asia & North Africa from December, 2024
Data Narratives Civic Media Observatory: Country Reports
The reports examined the complexities of the data governance landscape across the five countries through the lens of the data narratives and counter-narratives that shape conversations in each country.
Namesakes in Gaza: Carrying the martyrs with us in diaspora
The first time I checked, in November 2023, there were 19 of me killed — later that number grew to over 50 known killed Safas, ranging from ages 1 to 82.
How the UN Cybercrime Convention 2023 can pose a threat to human rights defenders and exiled journalists
The convention must include mandatory dual criminality clauses, respect human rights safeguards, establishing that no cooperation will be provided in cases that could result in violations of fundamental rights.
The complex nature of Turkey's relations with Syria
Since 2016, Turkey has launched series of military operations in northern Syria with the goal of securing its southern border from Kurdish forces and establishing a 'safe zone' for Syrian refugees.
Turkey's environmental activist is among BBC's 100 inspiring and influential women
Experts say while climate change or excessive weather conditions may have had a role to play, environmental disasters were the result of poor planning and incorrect decisions at government level.
Artificial Intelligence Narratives: A Global Voices Report
Our Data Narratives research delves into discourse about data and artificial intelligence in five countries: Sudan, El Salvador, India, Brazil, and Turkey.
West Asia and North Africa in 2024: Turmoil, transformation, and trauma
As the world turns its gaze to 2025, the genocidal war on Gaza continues. Lessons of this year must not be forgotten nor should the people of Sudan, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen and elsewhere.
Turkey’s main opposition political party protests the detention of its elected mayor
According to documentation by local civil society, since 2016, the ruling government has removed over 140 mayors, replacing them with government appointed trustees.
Finally, a future of hope after 54 years of a tyrannical dynasty in Syria
We Syrians know this victory did not come easily. It is the result of years of sacrifices by martyrs, freedom fighters, and voices of activists who refused to be silenced.
Saydnaya: In Syria, a legacy of pain looking for an honorable cleansing
"For those of us who cherish the beauty and history of the town of Sydnaya, its prison’s notoriety has been a painful stain on a proud identity."
Abandoned in the Sahara: Is Algeria turning the desert into a migrant graveyard?
Forced to cross the Sahara, migrants grapple with extreme heat and climate disasters. Amid EU-backed deportations, their plight reflects a global failure to safeguard human rights and dignity.
Bringing ‘Pateh’ to the world: Sara Qashghai’s artistic reinterpretation of Iranian needlework
Collaborating with local artisans, Qashghai expresses her emotions and social concerns through thread, combining personal narratives with traditional techniques and bringing Pateh into the global art scene.
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