After al-Assad’s fall, Alaa Yahya leads a humanitarian effort in Damascus to rebuild and reunite Syria. After years of displacement, Alaa Yahya returns to Damascus to rebuild his community, long neglected under the now-toppled al-Assad regime. But his return is bittersweet – he’s exhausted after 14 years of humanitarian work and unsure about his future. … Read more
A Lebanese journalist documenting the conflict with Israel has no choice but to evacuate his family from the south. When 26-year-old Hussein Bassal chose to be a video journalist, he never imagined he would be documenting his own family’s journey through displacement. Between south Lebanon and Beirut, he covers Israel’s ongoing war on his country, … Read more
A Ugandan defence lawyer asks whether the International Criminal Court (ICC) is imposing a new form of colonialism. Krispus Ayena is appointed defence lawyer in The Hague to defend the first former child soldier to be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court (ICC). His client, Dominic Ongwen, was nine years old when he became one … Read more
A former war crimes investigator for The Hague tribunal returns to the Balkans to see if justice was ever delivered. Former Czech police commissioner Vladimir Dzuro is a criminal investigator who worked for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the ICTY, based in The Hague. In the 1990s he collected evidence against war … Read more
Atta remains steadfast on his farm in the occupied West Bank as he faces violence and intimidation from settlers. Atta Jaber’s family has farmed the Baqa’a Valley in the illegally occupied West Bank for hundreds of years, but since Israel’s 1967 occupation, their land has been confiscated piecemeal by Israeli settlers, and their homes and … Read more
A Democratic state representative, who opposes US support for Israel, fights to pass a ceasefire resolution for Gaza. Madinah Wilson-Anton is the first Muslim State Representative elected in President Biden’s home state of Delaware. She advocates for her community as a politician and challenges perceptions of it in her free time as a budding stand-up … Read more
A family separated at the border and reunited in Guatemala receives an unexpected chance to return to the US. When the controversial US family separation policy is implemented at the border, 12-year-old Geovanny is taken from his father and held in detention for six months. Geovanny is eventually reunited with his family in Guatemala, but … Read more
Palestinian stories of survival during Israel’s war on Gaza. A doctor, first responder, social media content creator and a child share their experiences of the war on Gaza. From October 2023, they survive under Israeli bombardment, revealing moments of strength and vulnerability. They are all displaced because their homes have been destroyed by Israeli air … Read more
Through his extensive video archive, Donga looks back on how events in Libya over 10 years changed him and his nation. Donga was 19 when he first joined a protest in his hometown of Misrata, Libya. What began as a peaceful uprising was swiftly met with brutal force. While many of his friends picked up … Read more
A French Muslim athlete challenges a hijab ban in basketball with an inclusive tournament ahead of the Paris Olympics. Helene Ba’s basketball dreams were shattered when the French Basketball Federation (FFBB) announced a nationwide ban on players competing in religious attire. Undeterred, she launches “Basketball for All”, an inclusive movement to confront perceived religious discrimination … Read more