Janice Dickson
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Reporter covering international affairs for the @globeandmail 🗞️
Ukrainian human-rights lawyer Oleksandra Matviichuk says Russia is building an army out of Ukrainian children living under occupation and that it’s “naïve” to think that they would only be used to fight against Ukraine.
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Russia militarizing Ukrainian children, human rights lawyer says
Children living under occupation will be forcibly recruited to the Russian army, Oleksandra Matviichuk says
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-russia-militarizing-ukrainian-children-human-rights-lawyer-says/
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Mark MacKinnon
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"Don't provoke the hero!” or it could be "the last peaceful word of the day.” Pamphlet shows Ukrainian children being held in Russian detention centres - guarded by Russian military veterans - are being darkly warned that "politeness saves lives!" Exclusive from
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Investigators cite pamphlet given to detained Ukrainian children as evidence of Russia’s militarization
Kids are being told not to speak ‘foreign languages’ and how to behave around former Russian soldiers who guard them
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-ukrainian-children-russian-occupied-territory-militarization-pamphlet/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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“I’m not going to sit in Lviv or Kyiv and do nothing while there’s a war going on, you know? That’s outrageous behaviour.” Canadian injured while fighting in Ukraine vows to return to battle
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Canadian in Ukraine takes first steps to recovery and a return to the fight
Calgary native Mackenzie Hughes was serving in Zaporizhzhia region when Russia attacked. His comrades saved him – and he hopes to rejoin them on the battlefield
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-mackenzie-hughes-canadian-ukraine-first-steps-recovery-return-to-fight/?utm_medium=Referrer:+Social+Network+/+Media&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links
9 days ago
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The Globe and Mail
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FBI investigating death of Canadian man detained by ICE in Florida
Johnny Noviello, 49, was found unresponsive by prison staff on June 23
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-fbi-investigating-death-canadian-ice-detained-johnny-noviello/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Wency Leung
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“What does due process look like for a toddler?” Incredible reporting by
@saramojtehedz.bsky.social
, Kathryn Blaze Baum,
@mahima-singh.bsky.social
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@janicedickson.bsky.social
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Ottawa has duty to ensure welfare of Canadians in ICE custody, advocates say
Nearly 150 Canadians have been held at some point since Trump returned to office in January, U.S. enforcement data show
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-ottawa-canadians-ice-custody-advocates/
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Nearly 150 Canadians held in ICE custody this year, including two toddlers, data show
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Nearly 150 Canadians held in ICE custody this year, including two toddlers, data show
One child was detained for 51 days, more than double the legal detention period, a Globe and Mail analysis found
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-ice-custody-canadians-two-toddlers-texas/
about 2 months ago
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Andrea Woo
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Two toddlers are among nearly 150 Canadians held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody this year, data show From
@saramojtehedz.bsky.social
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@mahima-singh.bsky.social
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@janicedickson.bsky.social
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Nearly 150 Canadians held in ICE custody this year, including two toddlers, data show
One child was detained for 51 days, more than double the legal detention period, a Globe and Mail analysis found
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-ice-custody-canadians-two-toddlers-texas/
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Family of hostage held by Hamas pleads for international response after release of videos
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Family of hostage held by Hamas pleads for international response after release of videos
At a UN Security Council session, Evyatar David’s brother Ilay said silence was ‘complicity’
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-family-hostage-evyatar-david-hamas-israel-gaza-united-nations/
about 2 months ago
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Subsidiary of Canadian security company cleared to provide up to $138-million in ‘emergency detention’ services to ICE
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Subsidiary of Canadian security company cleared to provide up to $138-million in ‘emergency detention’ services to ICE
GardaWorld Federal Services is vying for orders to help with immigration crackdown
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-canadian-gardaworld-immigration-emergency-detention-services-ice/
about 2 months ago
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“I’m seeing 13- and 15-year-olds coming in with gunshots because they went to go get food. It’s hard to describe what has become normal here.” Canadian health care workers treat Palestinians wounded while seeking aid
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Canadian health care workers treat Palestinians wounded while seeking aid
The United Nations said since May 27, nearly 1,400 Palestinians have been killed while seeking food, with most near the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-canadian-health-care-workers-gaza-palestine-aid-food-israel/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Carney says Canada intends to recognize a Palestinian state in September
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Carney says Canada intends to recognize a Palestinian state in September
Prime Minister says the decision is based on the Palestinian Authority’s commitments to essential reforms
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-canada-palestinian-state-recognition-carney-israel-gaza/
2 months ago
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Canadian man with epilepsy who died in ICE custody was flagged for health concerns
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Canadian man with epilepsy who died in ICE custody was flagged for health concerns
Johnny Noviello was referred for medical and mental health care weeks before he died in a federally-run prison in Miami, an ICE report says
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-ice-report-on-johnny-noviello-death/
2 months ago
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A Canadian man died in ICE custody. Now, his family is searching for answers. Our story on what happened to Johnny Noviello:
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A Canadian man died in ICE custody. Now, his family is searching for answers
With the Trump administration ramping up its immigration crackdown, the concerns Johnny Noviello’s case raises about due process and detention conditions have become more pressing
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-a-canadian-man-died-in-ice-custody-now-his-family-is-searching-for/
3 months ago
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Mark Kersten
4 months ago
“This is not how you do famine relief. Famine relief is not about making people walk very, very long distances carrying very heavy boxes of food." Great reporting by
@janicedickson.bsky.social
on
#Gaza
, including controversial relief efforts:
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Trump administration says Israel has accepted its proposal for temporary ceasefire in Gaza
Hamas has not yet accepted the terms of the deal, White House says
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-trump-administration-says-israel-has-accepted-its-proposal-for/
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Mark MacKinnon
5 months ago
“What ceasefire?” Few in Kyiv expect peace as Russia plans massive Victory Day military parade on Red Square.
@janicedickson.bsky.social
and I report
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‘What ceasefire?’ On V-E Day, Moscow’s talk of peace faces incredulity in Kyiv
Putin declared Thursday the first of three days of quiet in the war. Kyiv called it a farce, and both sides accused each other of violations
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-what-ceasefire-on-v-e-day-moscows-talk-of-peace-faces-incredulity-in/
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Very loud explosions tonight in Kyiv.
5 months ago
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Trump to impose additional 50% tariff on China
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Trump to impose additional 50% tariff on China
The U.S. President on Monday threatened to impose the additional levy unless China reversed course on its reciprocal 34% tariff on U.S. imports
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-trump-to-impose-additional-50-tariff-on-china/
6 months ago
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Janice Dickson
The Globe and Mail
6 months ago
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China vows to ‘fight to the end,’ calls Trump’s bluff on tariffs
Beijing vows further countermeasures as trade war with U.S. intensifies
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-china-vows-to-fight-to-the-end-calls-trumps-bluff-on-tariffs/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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Jane Lytvynenko
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Russia’s killing of nine children in a missile strike has brought into focus the failure of President Trump to fulfill his campaign pledge of a swift end to the war.
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Russian Killing of Ukrainian Children Shows Limits of Trump’s Peace Efforts
Ukraine held funerals for some of the children on Monday as Kremlin demands concessions for a cease-fire.
https://www.wsj.com/world/russia-strike-ukraine-children-killed-kryviy-rih-e7ad20c3?st=gdyfGY&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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Countries seek relief from trade war as Trump threatens higher tariffs on China
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Countries seek relief from trade war as Trump threatens higher tariffs on China
Trump threatened additional 50-per-cent tariffs on China, saying it had until noon on Tuesday to withdraw the 34-per-cent tariffs it had imposed on U.S. products
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-countries-seek-relief-from-trade-war-as-trump-threatens-higher-tariffs/
6 months ago
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Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ)
6 months ago
WRITTEN FEATURE/REPORTAGE ÉCRIT: ⭐Fabrice de Pierrebourg – L’actualité ⭐Janice Dickson – Globe and Mail ⭐Lindsay Jones – Globe and Mail ⭐Jana Pruden – Globe and Mail ⭐Rachel Browne – Maclean’s
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Alexander Vindman, the man who helped set in motion the first impeachment trial against Donald Trump, says that when it comes to the U.S. administration’s approach to Russia and Ukraine, the President is repeating the worst mistakes of the past.
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U.S. repeating its worst mistakes with Russia and Ukraine, says former soldier central to Trump’s first impeachment
Alexander Vindman is cautioning of what he calls a pattern of foreign-policy missteps undertaken by successive U.S. governments when it comes to Russia and Ukraine
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-us-repeating-its-worst-mistakes-with-russia-and-ukraine-says-former/
6 months ago
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Justin Ling
6 months ago
Greenland and Canada share a border, albeit a small one, and are both facing threats of annexation from the United States. Why haven't Canadian politicians been more vocal about having their back?
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Justin Ling: The international community has been silent on this growing threat. Worse, Mark Carney’s Liberals mostly have been too
Thanks to tactful diplomacy, Canada and Greenland share a border. Thanks to increasingly an increasingly aggressive foreign policy coming out of Washington, the two countries now share an existential ...
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/the-international-community-has-been-silent-on-this-growing-threat-worse-mark-carneys-liberals-mostly/article_3125fafc-46ab-477f-a4fe-623b27405777.html
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Karim Qayumi, a physician and professor of surgery a UBC, created the first online medical school and deployed it to train women in Afghanistan. His students say the school is boosting their skills and giving them hope:
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Canadian online medical school provides training, and hope, for Afghan women
CyberPatient virtual hospital allows students to treat patients and practise clinical skills
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-canadian-online-medical-school-provides-training-and-hope-for-afghan/
6 months ago
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Mark MacKinnon
7 months ago
Poland and the Baltic States move to exit the 1997 Ottawa Treaty - which ban the use of anti-personnel land mines - citing the threat posed by Russia. As
@janicedickson.bsky.social
reports, that could cause problems for the Canadian troops stationed in Latvia...
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Poland, Baltic states exit Mine Ban Treaty, citing rising threats from Russia’s war on Ukraine
Agreement outlawing anti-personnel landmines was signed by 122 states in Ottawa in 1997
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-poland-baltic-states-exit-mine-ban-treaty-raising-concerns-about/
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Poland, Baltic states exit Mine Ban Treaty, raising concerns about unravelling civilian protections
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Poland, Baltic states exit Mine Ban Treaty, raising concerns about unravelling civilian protections
Agreement outlawing anti-personnel landmines was signed by 122 states in Ottawa in 1997
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-poland-baltic-states-exit-mine-ban-treaty-raising-concerns-about/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
7 months ago
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U.S. farmers concerned about potential effects of ending emergency food assistance program
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U.S. farmers concerned about potential effects of ending emergency food assistance program
As Food for Peace remains in limbo, American farmers are struggling with the threat of tariffs, particularly because they will drive up the cost of farm equipment
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-us-farmers-concerned-about-potential-effects-of-ending-emergency-food/
7 months ago
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Edward Luce
7 months ago
Putin rejects 1-month ceasefire in Ukraine. He wants a final settlement instead (read, Ukrainian surrender). Much harder now for Trump to present Zelenskyy as the obstacle to peace but I fear he'll do it anyway.
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Russia says it does not want a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine
Putin’s foreign policy adviser says Moscow wants long-term settlement taking its interests into account
https://www.ft.com/content/c169189c-4642-4037-b64f-9631ac61a7c7
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Dozens killed in clashes between supporters of Syria’s Sunni-dominated new government and minority Alawites in Bashar al-Assad’s ancestral region of Latakia. Can Syria stop the slide back towards civil war? My report from Damascus
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Dozens killed as Syrian government fights al-Assad loyalists, threatening return to warfare
Syria appears on verge of return to sectarian violence after ambush in Jableh killed members of the official security forces
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-dozens-killed-as-syrian-government-fights-al-assad-loyalists/
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Carrie Tait
7 months ago
SCOOP: Alberta is mulling a plan to ship children's medication it procured from Turkey to Ukraine.
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Alberta mulling plan to ship pain medication imported from Turkey to Ukraine
The drugs are part of a $70-million deal made in 2022 that is under scrutiny
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-alberta-mulling-plan-to-ship-pain-medication-imported-from-turkey-to/
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Trade war anxiety grows as Kansas farmers weigh the impact of tariffs
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Trade war anxiety grows as Kansas farmers weigh the impact of tariffs
Industry groups are concerned about how Trump’s trade levies will drive up costs for fertilizer, agricultural equipment
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-trade-war-anxiety-grows-as-kansas-farmers-weigh-the-impact-of-tariffs/
7 months ago
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Mark MacKinnon
7 months ago
On visit to Kyiv to mark third anniversary of Russian invasion, Trudeau pledges Canada's support for Ukraine (and takes a dig at the Trump-Putin negotiations taking place without Ukrainian participation). "We cannot return to an era where might makes right."
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Trudeau pledges army vehicles, seized Russian cash during Ukraine visit
World leaders meet in Kyiv to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-trudeau-pledges-army-vehicles-seized-russian-cash-during-ukraine-visit/
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West Bank courthouse built with Canadian funds damaged by Israeli forces
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West Bank courthouse built with Canadian funds damaged by Israeli forces
Israeli Defense Forces operations reduced the building’s grand staircase to rubble, citing terrorist activity in the area as its motivation
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-west-bank-courthouse-built-with-canadian-funds-damaged-by-israeli/
7 months ago
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Bucha Has a Question: Does Trump Remember the Russian Massacre?
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Bucha, Site of Massacre, Feels Sting of Trump Shift on Ukraine
Residents of a Ukrainian suburb that was the site of notorious attacks on civilians after Russia invaded are alarmed by President Trump’s warm words for Moscow.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/world/europe/bucha-russia-massacre-trump.html?smid=bs-share
7 months ago
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In the West Bank, Trump emboldens far-right Israeli settlers to increase attacks on Palestinians
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In the West Bank, Trump’s words embolden far-right Israeli settlers to increase attacks on Palestinians
The night the ceasefire agreement went into effect between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, settlers in the West Bank unleashed a wave of attacks
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-trump-emboldens-israeli-settler-attacks-on-palestinians-increase-west/
8 months ago
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I went to Dubai to speak with Canadian Dave Lavery about his 77 days in Taliban captivity:
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Canadian David Lavery on surviving 77 days in Taliban captivity
The veteran was working with a charity to help evacuate Afghans who had aided Canada’s mission in the country when he was detained in November
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-canadian-david-lavery-on-surviving-77-days-in-taliban-captivity/
8 months ago
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Desperately needed aid arrives in Gaza after ceasefire, but demand outstrips supply
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Desperately needed aid arrives in Gaza after ceasefire, but demand outstrips supply
Under the terms of the truce, at least 600 trucks a day are supposed to deliver essential supplies to Palestinians
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-gaza-ceasefire-aid-shelter/
8 months ago
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Mark MacKinnon
8 months ago
Fantastic news! Former Canadian soldier "Canadian Dave" has been released after almost three months in Taliban captivity,
@janicedickson.bsky.social
reports
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Former Canadian soldier held in Afghanistan released by Taliban
David Lavery, who is well known for helping Afghans flee to Canada, was freed after nearly three months of detention
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-canadian-david-lavery-freed-afghanistan/
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For families of Israeli hostages, slow, selective release prolongs agony
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For families of Israeli hostages, slow, selective release prolongs agony
Those unsure of fate of their loved ones say it’s unbearable to wait for word of when and whether they are coming home
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-for-families-of-israeli-hostages-slow-selective-release-prolongs-agony/
8 months ago
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“Hope became our greatest source of power, as well as our heaviest burden.” Canadian cousin of released Israeli hostage says she is grateful to everyone who stood by her family
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Canadian cousin of released Israeli hostage says she is grateful to everyone who stood by her family
Maureen Leshem also told reporters that the remaining hostages held in Hamas’s captivity cannot be forgotten
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-canadian-cousin-of-released-israeli-hostage-says-she-is-grateful-to/
8 months ago
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The Guardian
9 months ago
‘This place instilled constant fear in us’: the man who lived next door to the brutal Homs security unit for 50 years
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‘This place instilled constant fear in us’: the man who lived next door to the brutal Homs security unit for 50 years
For 50 years Taha Tadmori had a window to the surveillance complex of the Assad regime. As Syria starts a new chapter, he recalls the horrors he witnessed and the family he lost The three floors and subterranean prison of the Homs security directorate…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/11/this-place-instilled-constant-fear-in-us-the-man-who-lived-next-door-to-the-brutal-homs-security-unit-for-50-years?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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‘He dared to talk about freedom, justice and dignity’: Searching for family disappeared into Syria’s prisons I spoke with Wafa Mustafa about her search for her dad:
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‘He dared to talk about freedom, justice and dignity’: Searching for family disappeared into Syria’s prisons
Ten years after her father was detained in the black hole of Bashar al-Assad’s prisons, Wafa Mustafa is – like many Syrians looking for loved ones – still trying to find out what happened to him and w...
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-he-dared-to-talk-about-freedom-justice-and-dignity-searching-for/
10 months ago
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‘I feel this is my Syria now’: After fall of Assad regime, Syrians in Canada feel the pull and possibility of home
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‘I feel this is my Syria now’: After fall of Assad regime, Syrians in Canada feel the pull and possibility of home
Many Syrians who fled the country in fear are now cautiously considering a return to their homeland
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-syrians-abroad-reflect-assad-regime-fall/
10 months ago
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Mark MacKinnon
10 months ago
From that photograph of Alan Kurdi -"a portrait of humanity’s failure - to now:
@janicedickson.bsky.social
looks back on how the Syrian civil war, and the refugee crisis it created, impacted Canada and its politcs
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Nearly a decade after the Syrian refugee crisis began, Canada remains transformed by its response
Those who have gone back to Syria after the fall of the Assad regime are only a fraction of the millions who fled the country after the outbreak of its civil war
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-syrian-refugee-crisis-canada-transformation/
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Nearly a decade after the Syrian refugee crisis began, Canada remains transformed by its response
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Nearly a decade after the Syrian refugee crisis began, Canada remains transformed by its response
Those who have gone back to Syria after the fall of the Assad regime are only a fraction of the millions who fled the country after the outbreak of its civil war
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-syrian-refugee-crisis-canada-transformation/?utm_medium=Referrer:+Social+Network+/+Media&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links
10 months ago
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Janice Dickson
The Globe and Mail
10 months ago
Thousands of pro-Assad Syrians flee to Lebanon to escape reprisals as new Syrian interim government takes shape: Most of the Syrians who fled are believed to be Alawites – members of the same Islamic sect that included the Assad family
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Thousands of pro-Assad Syrians flee to Lebanon to escape reprisals as new Syrian interim government takes shape
Most of the Syrians who fled are believed to be Alawites – members of the same Islamic sect that included the Assad family
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-thousands-of-pro-assad-syrians-flee-to-lebanon-to-escape-reprisals-as/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
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When Afghan women learning to become midwives showed up for their classes in Kabul last week, Taliban members holding automatic rifles were blocking the entrance, ordering them to go home. I spoke with three midwifery students:
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Afghan women decry ‘complete abolishment’ from society after Taliban bars them from nursing, midwifery training
Learning medical skills in midwifery and nursing was the only form of higher education left for women in Afghanistan since the Taliban’s Islamist regime took power in 2021
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-afghan-women-decry-complete-abolishment-from-society-after-taliban/
10 months ago
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Syrian rebels seize the capital, putting an apparent end to Assad family’s 50-year rule
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Syrian rebels seize the capital, putting an apparent end to Assad family’s 50-year rule
Crowds celebrated in Damascus after Bashar Assad vanished, following a stunning rebel advance 14 years into the country’s civil war
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-syrian-rebels-seize-the-capital-putting-an-apparent-end-to-assad/
10 months ago
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Mark MacKinnon
10 months ago
With Bashar al-Assad’s allies weakened and distracted by other wars, Syria’s rebels seize their moment. My take on the timing of a surprise offensive that has seen the fall of Aleppo - and now Hama
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Syria’s war, once overshadowed by other conflicts, is an afterthought no more
The front line is now 200 kilometres from Damascus, half the distance it was at the start of the offensive, as the city of Hama falls outside of government control
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-syrias-war-once-overshadowed-by-other-conflicts-is-an-afterthought-no/
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Ukrainian officials pitch Canadian businesses to invest in country’s recovery before the war ends
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Ukrainian officials pitch Canadian businesses to invest in country’s recovery before the war ends
Conference brings together Ukrainian business leaders and people and their Canadian counterparts to help build ties
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-ukrainian-officials-pitch-canadian-businesses-to-invest-in-countrys/
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