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Al-Hawl refugee camp. Image: Y. Boechat/Wikimedia Commons
It's time to bring little Amira back to Canada
Monia Mazigh | Last May, human rights experts at the United Nations called on Canada to repatriate little Amira, and have described the repatriation of children as "a humanitarian and human rights imperative."
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gives a public address on the COVID-19 crisis on March 16, 2020. Image: CanadianPM/Video Screenshot/Twitter
Justin Trudeau should lift Canada's economic sanctions now
Ken Stone | Trudeau cannot ignore the damage he is doing to the efforts to fight the novel coronavirus in 20 of the world's poorest countries by maintaining sanctions.
Podcast
Image: CBC/Hockey Mom. Used with permission.
From war to the rink -- a Syrian family's life in Canada
David Peck | Teyama Alkamli and Andrew Moir talk about their new film "Hockey Mom," a story about Syrian refugee Fatma and her son Majed and how they rebuilt their lives in Canada.
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Oscar-nominated film goes underground in Syria -- literally
David Peck | Below the ground outside Damascus, a subterranean hospital goes about its work in a hidden place. Sound designer Peter Albrechtsen talks about his work on "The Cave."
Podcast
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Fleeing war -- a young Syrian refugee's story
Gilad Cohen, Simona Ramkisson, Brandon Fragomeni, Alex Castellani, Ron Ma | Mohamad Lazakani discusses his experiences fleeing the Syrian civil war, settling in Toronto, and why he will always consider Syria home.
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'For Sama' -- two parents document the Syrian conflict for their children
Gilad Cohen, Andrea Rodriguez, Brandon Fragomeni, Alex Castellani, Ron Ma | Waad and Hamza Al-Kateab, along with director Edward Watts, discuss their film "For Sama," the conflicting information about Syria, and finding love within activism.
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Anti government demonstration Syria 2011
What are the lessons for the left in Syria?
Piergiorgio Moro | The popular uprising in Syria has been drowned in blood. What could have the left and international solidarity movements done better to avoid this outcome?
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Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper in 2013
Stephen Harper's Paris speech proves that nations have no permanent allies--or enemies
David J. Climenhaga | Will the day come when it is acceptable for a Canadian Conservative politician to give a speech to a "freedom rally" put on by ISIS? Never say never!
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It's time to upgrade the peace button as international tensions heat up
Penney Kome | Last weekend's airstrikes in Syria are just one in a string of recent world-destabilizing events. Luckily, activists everywhere are continuing to mobilize for a more just and peaceful world.
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Canadians should oppose Trudeau government’s support for air strikes in Syria
Yves Engler | By launching airstrikes without UN approval, the U.S. has once again flagrantly violated international law, and Ottawa immediately supported the U.S. bombing.
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The deadliness of the border is driven home in 'A Dangerous Crossing'
Christina Turner | A clunky novel with a compelling premise by Ausma Zehanat Khan, it is a thriller set in the world of a refugee camp in Greece.
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Syrian civil war map
Massacres by government forces in Syria continue
Jiselle Hanna | A conversation with Monther Alhamdoosh, a Syrian activist with the Australian Syrian Association Victoria, about the latest developments in the conflict and the desperate situation for civilians.