Conflict

Women Told to Hide "Shining Eyes" in Raqqa

A trip to the shops turns into an ordeal in an Islamic State stronghold.

12 May 15

Conservative values make it harder for women to take part.

12 May 15

Displaced people find their homes battered by three years of fighting.

8 May 15

An activist disappears, and those left behind can only wonder as to his fate.

1 May 15

“I used to daydream about my future.”

1 May 15

“We live in a constant state of alarm. We’re afraid a new war is going to start.”

30 Apr 15

A family is forced apart by conflict.

24 Apr 15

A 100-metre walk home under mortar fire brings a strange sort of indifference.

24 Apr 15

Woman detained for “crime” of sitting next to male bus driver.

22 Apr 15

Freezing cold weather has added to hardships facing some of the country’s most vulnerable people.

16 Apr 15

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