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Palmyra: “Russia is destroying our City”
Civil activits from Palmyra/Tadmur report about heavy attacks on their hometown. The city has been under control of IS-jihadists in the last months, now the Syrian regime's army, with support by Russian airstrikes, progresses towards the city - and is obviously not saving humans nor acient ruins. We document their…
The Syrian Spring Blossoming again
Five years after the first demonstrations in Syria, the activists Ameenah Sawwan thinks back to the beginnings of the revolution and also sees the numerous demonstrations of the last weeks. The civil society is not dead, she concludes. Five years ago, we were told not to have high expectations or…
German Initiative for a “Right of Welcome”
"Take in refugees – abolish all causes of flight" - this is what the German initiative Recht auf Willkommen ("Right of Welcome") is promoting. More than 4 million people in Germany are actively supporting refugees and, that way, creating a welcoming culture of solidarity. This movement must not lose ground,…