Pictures in support of Gisele have popped up across the world — in the streets of Krakow, New York, Milan and elsewhere. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/gi...

“Even Russian video games were created that projected the message that only the Kremlin could save Syria”. This is fascinating

Wondering what Assad will do in Moscow? Our colleague @amiefr.bsky.social writes about Putin’s attempts to save face, and his base in Tarsus. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/wi...

There is no better place on the internet to read deep, humane coverage of Syria than @newlinesmag.bsky.social. Just this week we published 6 different Syrian authors. Here's a thread of some of our best writing on Syria, starting here: newlinesmag.com/argument/lib...

NEW: The ecosystem of Bialowieza, Europe’s oldest woodland, is fragile. Now geopolitics threaten its survival, reports Zuza Nazaruk for @newlinesmag.bsky.social with BIRN Network. newlinesmag.com/reportage/po...

We shouldn’t be surprised by the Kremlin’s cautious refusal to condone or condemn Assad; few things are more important to Putin than saving face. I examine the Russian reaction to the fall of the Syrian regime, in @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/spotlight/wi...

The rape trial of Gisele Pelicot has shocked the world. In @newlinesmag.bsky.social Waad Krouna tells her story from Paris where “Foreign women, esp those of us from Africa, flee only to find ourselves under French institutions even more skilled at manipulating us” newlinesmag.com/first-person...

The single most important journalistic home of writers who come from and care deeply about Syria and the region ⬇️⬇️

1. 🧵If you’re just starting to read our Syria coverage, here’s a thread of some of our best work on the region: newlinesmag.com/reportage/th...

Absolutely loving this by @joeshute.bsky.social 🐀 - a welcome distraction from the world. It feels comforting to be under the ground, even if that means being nestled with rodents

Longyearbyen, home to about 2,500 inhabitants, is located halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole. Today — more than a quarter of all of its residents are non-Norwegian. newlinesmag.com/reportage/th...