Impact

Topic: Turkey

  • Journalists for Human Rights blog post

    A new day in Syria

    By Rachel Pulfer President, Journalists for Human Rights It’s midday in Toronto, December 2024. I’m watching the footage of a river of cars. Thousands of Syrians are making their way back to Syria from Turkey. For most, it is the first time in years. These are the moments that so many across the Syrian diaspora

  • Empowering Legal Advocates: JHR’s Latest Pivotal Legal Training Workshop

    Journalists for Human Rights (JHR), in collaboration with the “National Center for Justice in Syria,” recently conducted a highly impactful legal training workshop. This workshop brought together 18 participants, including lawyers and human rights activists, to explore critical intersections between journalism and human rights and to deepen their understanding of legal proceedings and protections. The

  • Turkey: JHR’s Impactful Efforts in Securing Temporary Travel Permissions and Housing Rights for Displaced Syrians

    A woman sits in front of a large pile of debris in the city center of Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey, On February 6, 2023, a powerful earthquake devastated vast areas of southern Turkey and northwest Syria. At least 15.73 million people in Syria and Turkey have been impacted by the disaster, with over 55,000 dead and

  • Uniting Voices: JHR’s Media Mobilization Session

    In Turkey, JHR conducted a media mobilization session that brought together local journalists and representatives of civil society organizations. The primary objective of the session was to assess and monitor the editorial performance of media organizations. The participants engaged in meaningful conversations during the session regarding the significant results of media monitoring. The discussion mainly