Damascus Bureau
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Many face hostility from locals due to competition over jobs and other resources.
NGO workers and journalists describe life while the militant Islamist group was in town.
Residents discuss merits of Islamic state versus a secular system for a future Syria.
Hard-line group forces women, and men too, to comply with rules of dress and behaviour.
While reporting on conflict, activists can also think about future reconciliation and justice.
Animated film describes how post-conflict justice could develop in Syria.
Couples describe difficulty of winning acceptance when they marry across faith divides.
Looking at reforms that will be needed after the end of conflict.
Former detainee's account of interrogation and torture.