Monitoring press freedom and international affairs from Mid-Missouri Public Radio and the Missouri School of Journalism
Finding Syria's disappeared
By  • 9 November 2017
Since the start of the Syrian war, a remarkable 100,000 people have gone missing - a distinct figure from the estimated 400,000 confirmed killed. Of the missing, some may be alive and held secretly in…
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Syrian survivor aids case against Assad
By  • 9 November 2017
Assad's government seeks to 'wipe memories' of those who survive Syria's secret prisons Since the start of protests against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during the 2011 Arab Spring, Assad's regime has detained thousands of protesters, opposition…
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Film highlights Syrian generation's demise
By  • 10 August 2017
The level of violence against civilians in the Syrian civil war has made it extraordinarily difficult for journalists to cover. That's meant many of the images we have from inside Syria come from citizen journalists…
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Renewed threat from chemical, biological weapons
By  • 15 June 2017
In April, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's air force dropped bombs containing sarin nerve gas on a rebel area in northern Syria. Around 100 people were killed and hundreds more injured, including a number of children.…
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'The War Show' follows Syrians 'losing their future'
By  • 30 March 2017
The level of violence against civilians in the Syrian civil war has made it extraordinarily difficult for journalists to cover. That's meant many of the images we have from inside Syria come from citizen journalists…
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Kurds in conflict
By  • 10 September 2015
With more than 30 million people spread across Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran, they are a minority everywhere they live. Now Kurdish groups are battling both the Islamic State  and forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad…
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Al-Jazeera cameramen killed in Syria
By  • 29 June 2015
An al-Jazeera cameraman has been killed in Syria while covering clashes between rebels and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. Mohammed al-Asfar, 19, was covering fighting June 26 in the southern city of Daraa near the…
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Syrian pro-Assad group hacks news sites
By  • 1 December 2014
Computer-savvy supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hacked the websites of a number of international news outlets Nov. 27. A group known as the Syrian Electronic Army tapped into the websites of international companies as…
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What's next for Syria?
By  • 5 June 2014
Incumbent president Bashar al-Assad won re-election in a contest many say was not free or fair. This week on Global Journalist, we look at the results of the Syrian presidential election, and explore what Assad's…
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