Reports

An international jury of 14 senior professional journalists evaluated more than 200 participants, and Suwar Magazine won second place in the print media category. The awards were distributed at a ceremony on 18 September in Carthage under the patronage of the Tunisian government, where 41 journalists from 18 countries were rewarded for their journalistic excellence on migration in the Euro-Mediterranean region.

When the regime regained its control over the Eastern Ghouta areas, many of these organizations had to close. The majority of civic workers and leaders were forced to leave the area to northern Syria, out of fear that they would be assassinated or arrested if they remained in the area, as had happened to others.

International forces are fighting for control of Ghouta, using almost all the available weapons they have. At times the area witnesses a siege, while at other times a destructive bombardment that leaves no trace of its houses and infrastructure such as schools, hospitals, power stations, shops as well as water networks and treatment plants.