Mohammed Hardan

Mohammed Hardan is a journalist and human rights researcher who covers the Middle East for several media outlets. He holds a master's degree in journalism with a thesis on "The Political Economy of Citizen Journalism in War Conditions." He discussed the rights of citizen journalists in Syria at the 20th LSE Media Futures Conference in London. On Twitter: @_MohammedHardan

Syria | Dec 6, 2022

Half a million Syrians return from Turkey, but were they forced?

Some 560,000 Syrian refugees in Turkey have returned to their country as part of deportation projects, many fleeing the harassment they were facing in the country.

Incoming Syrian refugees who were suddenly deported from Turkey await to register with officials.

Syria | Nov 12, 2022

Syrian Salafists oppose opening of movie theatre in Idlib

Salafist groups opposing Hayat Tahrir al-Sham are criticizing the group for allowing the reopening of a film theater in Idlib, accusing it of steering away from Islam to court the West.

Syrians attend the screening of the Oscar nominated film "Last Men in Aleppo" at the university of Idlib, Idlib province, Syria, Feb. 12, 2018.

Syria | Oct 6, 2022

Cholera spreads in Syria as displacement camps on high alert

Fears of a cholera outbreak in Syria are growing after authorities revealed that part of the Euphrates River has been contaminated.

A woman suffering from cholera receives treatment at the Al-Kasrah hospital in Syria.

Syria | Sep 5, 2022

Fires engulf displacement camps in northern Syria during heat wave

Northern Syria is experiencing a heat wave, which is taking a heavy toll on camps for displaced persons who face chronic diseases, wildfires and water scarcity.

Smoke from an indoor bonfire exits from the chimney of the tent of Umm Raed at a camp for the displaced.

Syria | Aug 27, 2022

Falling waters of Euphrates, Tigris rivers reveal submerged archaeological sites

The drop of the water levels in recent years has uncovered many archaeological and ancient sites that were submerged beneath the two historic rivers in Syria, Iraq and Turkey.

Syria | Aug 21, 2022

Oil smuggling in Syria worsens pollution in Euphrates River

The residents living near the Euphrates River in northeast Syria are suffering the consequences of water pollution mainly caused by oil spills resulting from smuggling operations between the areas held by the Kurdish forces and the Syrian government.

A displaced Syrian man works at a makeshift oil refinery near the village of Tarhin in an area under the control of Turkish-backed factions in the northern countryside of Aleppo, Syria, Feb. 25, 2021.

Syria | Aug 18, 2022

Turkey completes more than 62,000 homes in Idlib, but will refugees return home?

Syrian refugees fear that the Turkish government will go ahead with its plan to deport them to northwest Syria.

An aerial view shows Syrian children playing in a portable swimming pool set up by volunteers, at a camp for the displaced in the rebel-held town of Kafr Yahmul in the northern countryside of Idlib, Syria, Aug. 10, 2022.

Syria | Aug 3, 2022

Syrian jihadi group charges farmers for irrigation amid water crisis

The water resources directorate of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham-affiliated Salvation Government has imposed fees for irrigation as part of a project to rehabilitate water stations in al-Roj Plain in Idlib.

An aerial view shows Syrian farmers picking cherries in a field in the town of Juzif in the Jebel al-Zawiyah Mountains, Idlib province, Syria, May 30, 2022.

Syria | Jun 29, 2022

Syrian airline operates flights from Russian-controlled airports

Flights are being operated to the Qamishli Airport after the Damascus International Airport went out of service due to Israeli air strikes.

Syria | Jun 17, 2022

Kurdish, Syrian, Iranian forces coordinate ahead of Turkish operation

Kurdish units and Iranian-affiliated factions in Syria have formed a joint operations room under Russian supervision to counter a possible Turkish military operation in northern Syria.

Mohammed Hardan

Half a million Syrians return from Turkey, but were they forced?

Syrian Salafists oppose opening of movie theatre in Idlib

Cholera spreads in Syria as displacement camps on high alert

Fires engulf displacement camps in northern Syria during heat wave

Falling waters of Euphrates, Tigris rivers reveal submerged archaeological sites

Oil smuggling in Syria worsens pollution in Euphrates River

Turkey completes more than 62,000 homes in Idlib, but will refugees return home?

Syrian jihadi group charges farmers for irrigation amid water crisis

Syrian airline operates flights from Russian-controlled airports

Kurdish, Syrian, Iranian forces coordinate ahead of Turkish operation

Podcasts

Will Armenia’s land border with Iran be Azerbaijan’s next target after Nagorno-Karabakh, asks analyst Benjamin Poghosyan

Mohammed Hardan

Half a million Syrians return from Turkey, but were they forced?

Syrian Salafists oppose opening of movie theatre in Idlib

Cholera spreads in Syria as displacement camps on high alert

Fires engulf displacement camps in northern Syria during heat wave

Falling waters of Euphrates, Tigris rivers reveal submerged archaeological sites

Oil smuggling in Syria worsens pollution in Euphrates River

Turkey completes more than 62,000 homes in Idlib, but will refugees return home?

Syrian jihadi group charges farmers for irrigation amid water crisis

Syrian airline operates flights from Russian-controlled airports

Kurdish, Syrian, Iranian forces coordinate ahead of Turkish operation

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Podcasts

Will Armenia’s land border with Iran be Azerbaijan’s next target after Nagorno-Karabakh, asks analyst Benjamin Poghosyan