Selected works
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Syrian doctors can finally speak, but freedom doesn’t buy medicine
Four months after Assad fell, sanctions still cripple hospitals where mothers have caesareans without anaesthesia and infection is rife
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Clock is ticking in the hunt for Assad’s stash of chemical weapons
The Syrian dictator’s deadly arsenal killed whole families, now the race is on to locate the stockpile before anyone comes to harm
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‘A first mistake is a last mistake’: The deadly art of clearing landmines
Cambodia’s deminers are among the world’s most experienced, but foreign aid cuts have paralysed clearance operations
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A decade after the genocide, ‘Yazidis feel the world has forgotten them’
Rachel Hagan visits Essyan camp in Iraqi Kurdistan to speak with female survivors of the Yazidi genocide
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She was taken captive by Isis at age 15, now she wants a home
A young Yazidi was abducted by Isis a decade ago, she speaks about her hope for the future in a camp for displaced people
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After Israel war, Lebanese returning home face new threat
Despite news of a ceasefire, residents fear new dangers as unexploded bombs and munitions threaten their return
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Bab al Hawa: A UN vote marred by Russian calculus
A debate in the UNSC on the reauthorisation of the Bab al-Hawa aid corridor hinges on the geopolitical calculations of Russia
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'People are screaming': Earthquake survivors describe horror
A rescuer in the Burmese city of Mandalay told the BBC he is digging through rubble with his bare hands
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Israel confirms it is holding Gaza hospital chief Abu Safiya
Dr Abu Safiya was arrested as the Israeli military forced patients and medical staff to leave Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza
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Who is Turkish opposition leader Ekrem Imamoglu?
The Turkish presidential hopeful arrested on corruption charges, remains one of the country's most popular politicians.
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The USAID Freeze Is A Blow to Global Sexual Health
USAID has effectively shut down after Donald Trump abruptly froze its operations for 90 days
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How Women Are Bearing the Brunt Of Global Conflict
Right now, the world is facing more conflicts than it has since World War II – and women continue to bear the heaviest burden
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Afghan women forced to sell possessions just to give birth
The Taliban took over Afghanistan exactly one year ago after Western forces retreated from the country
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Netanyahu warns Iran that Israel can strike anywhere
Bellicose Israeli leader tells UN ‘we are winning’ the battle against Hezbollah ahead of airstrike
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The Syrian Women Reclaiming The Voices Of Female Prisoners
Thousands of women were imprisoned by the Syrian regime, locked in squalid, overcrowded cells
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Inside camp women and children are still stuck in 8 years after genocide
Eight years since ISIS kidnapped or murdered thousands of Yazidis in northern Iraq their suffering is greater than ever
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Brother of sick Brit in Syria camp pleads for her return to UK
A British man has spoken to the press for the first time about his family's pleas to repatriate his sister and nephew
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Suicide rates in Syria triple as the hopeless turn to deadly gas pills
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Mass graves still being discovered eight years since ISIS genocide
While ISIS no longer holds territory in Iraq, memories of their bloodthirsty ruling linger each time a grave is uncovered
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Mum blown back from Gaza hospital blast says 'people just piles of meat'
She had just put her three daughters to bed when she heard the blast that "was different from anything I had heard before"