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“Where are my rights?” African refugees vs. UNHCR in Lebanon

A new episode unfolds in the long history of tensions between African refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers and UNHCR.

By Yazan al-Saadi

/ 22 Jan 2020

“Where are my rights?” African refugees vs. UNHCR in Lebanon

Ethiopian workers in Lebanon challenge their consulate: “What are you here for?”

The Ethiopian consulate is either absent or complicit in the struggle against the kafala system in Lebanon.

By Yazan al-Saadi

/ 11 Oct 2019

Ethiopian workers in Lebanon challenge their consulate: “What are you here for?”

Solidarity is not a crime

What is fighting terrorism when the threat of military trials and repression comes about for the strange ‘crime’ of simply calling for solidarity for the most vulnerable of communities in this land?

By Yazan al-Saadi

/ 18 Jul 2017

Lost and found hopes in hell: testimonies from an Iraqi hospital

Yazan al-Saadi gathers some of the astonishing stories from staff and patients of MSF’s trauma hospital in Hammam al-Alil, the closest surgical facility to West Mosul. عربي

By Yazan al-Saadi

/ 12 May 2017

آمال ضائعة في جحيم الحرب: شهادات حيّة من مستشفى عراقي

يجمع يزن السعدي شهادات حياة صادمة من موظفي ومرضى مستشفى أطباء بلا حدود لعلاج الإصابات البالغة في منطقة حمام العليل، علماً أنّ هذا المستشفى يشكّل المنشأة الجراحية الأقرب إلى غرب الموصل. English

By Yazan al-Saadi

/ 12 May 2017

On Charlie Hebdo, freedom of speech, terrorism, and the value of lives

Muslims, especially in France, have nothing to apologize for. This does not mean they shouldn't take a stance and condemn these acts of violence. But they should not apologize.

By Yazan al-Saadi

/ 8 Jan 2015

Syria, storytelling, and all things between: a meta-commentary on ‘the Prisoner Series’

Al-Akhbar English (AAE) is the English branch of a prominent Lebanese newspaper, Al-Akhbar. During the second week of February 2014, Al-Akhbar English published a six-part special series called, “Syrian Prisoners: In Their Own Voices.” This is the story of that series.

By Yazan al-Saadi

/ 30 May 2014

Syria, storytelling, and all things between: a meta-commentary on ‘the Prisoner Series’

Al-Akhbar English (AAE) is the English branch of a prominent Lebanese newspaper, Al-Akhbar. During the second week of February 2014, Al-Akhbar English published a six-part special series called, “Syrian Prisoners: In Their Own Voices.” This is the story of that series.

By Yazan al-Saadi

/ 30 May 2014