Brasileiros e sírios levam arte às crianças refugiadas colorindo cenários de guerra

Por Saulo Valley, abril 24, 2017 Uma iniciativa que merece muitos aplausos levou um grupo de jovens artistas de rua brasileiros, a se encontrar com artistas e ativistas de diversos países em conflito armado. Eles tentam transformar campos de refugiados em escola viva de pura arte em cenário de muitas cores! “Magic Caravan” é um …

Live Stream Twitter Accounts from Besieged Aleppo

Blood pools, bodies in streets and hospitals full of the wounded, those few scenes prevailing in the neighborhoods of eastern Aleppo as Syrian and Russian forces continue shelling the city with barrel bombs and missiles summing lives of thousands while leaving 250,000 others without medical care due to systematic attacks against hospitals. Despite these difficult …

بينهم سوريون ومن جنوب السودان، تعرف على فريق اللاجئين للألعاب الأولمبية في البرازيل

تم نشر المقال المترجم لكاتبه على موقع الأصوات العالمية تبدأ دورة الألعاب الأولمبية هذا العام في مدينة ريو دي جانيرو في البرازيل، التي ستستضيف لأول مرة في تاريخ الألعاب فريق للاجئين مكوّن من ست لاعبين وأربع لاعبات تعود جنسياتهم إلى جنوب السودان وجمهورية كونغو الديمقراطية وسوريا وأثيوبيا. من المُقرر أن يدخل هذا الفريق إلى ملعب ماركانا في الحفل …

The Real Stories Behind World’s First Refugee Team to Rio Olympics 2016

This year, the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will be the first ever to host a team comprised entirely of refugees. The team consists of six male and four female athletes who have fled South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Syria and Ethiopia. They will compete in the games as well as enter the opening ceremony …

“Mother, Don’t cry if they couldn’t find my body”. In Memory of 4000 Syrian refugees who drowned in the Sea

This Post was originally written for Global Voices The humanitarian aid agency Support to Life is working to increase global awareness about the more than 4,000 refugees from Syria who have died trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea. As part of this effort, the organization has launched a film project called “The Sea Cemetery,” which features different depictions of the dead. …

Helping Refugees in Europe Get Connected to the Internet

Phone shop at Za’atari’s Syrian refugee camp in Jordan. Source: Zaa’tari Refugee Camp Facebook page. This Post was originally written for Global Voices Smartphones have become a lifeline for refugees during their long journey for the relative safety of Europe, as they are used for communication and organization through social media and websites. However, a smartphone …

How the Brazilian Kaka Became Syrian: #IamSyrian, a Campaign that Makes Every Syrian Proud

This Post was originally written for Global Voices Nowadays, it’s not strange to bump into a Syrian in every corner of the globe. This doesn’t only take into account the forced refugees from Syria’s war but the generations of families of Syrian descent, whose grandparents left Syria decades ago. Dozens of international campaigns have focused on …

ISIS Destroyed Palmyra’s Majestic History. How Can Technology Help?

#NewPalmyra Crowdsources the Majestic History That ISIS Destroyed in Syria An edited Post was originally written for Global Voices Palmyra’s “Nightmare is Over” says Syria’s Head of Antiquities. His statement comes after Assad forces recaptured the ancient city of Palmyra which was under ISIS control since May 2015. However, 3D project was in progress since a while when …

Manbij is an ordinary Syrian Town, but why known as “Little London”?

When a Syrian Town Has So Many Foreign Fighters That English and German Are Common Languages This Post was originally written for Global Voices Manbij is one of the largest cities in the Aleppo province. Located in the north of the Aleppo countryside in northern Syria, the territory has been under ISIS (Daesh in Arabic) control since March …

Who Is The Federal Agent Behind the Ray-Ban Glasses?

An edited copy is published on Global Voices “Ai meu Deus, me dei mal, bateu à minha porta o Japonês da Federal” “Oh my God, I feel bad, the Japanese Federal knocking at my door” According to “Diálogos Políticos” blog, is this the main phrase of a “hit music” ahead of 2016 Brazil Carnival starting …