Syrian conflict

Thursday 6th September 2018, 7:00 PM

Under The Wire + Q&A

On 13 February 2012, war-correspondent Marie Colvin and photographer Paul Conroy entered war-ravaged Syria to cover the plight of civilians trapped in besieged Homs, under attack by the Syrian army. Only one of them returned. This is their story.


Tuesday 17th April 2018, 7:00 PM

A Handful of Dust: a Photography Exhibition by Nish Nalbandian

Award-winning photographer Nish Nalbandian presents his second body of work “A Handful of Dust” humanistic portraits of Syrians in Turkey


Tuesday 13th March 2018, 7:00 PM

East Ghouta: Are we blind to Syria’s latest tragedy?

With IS’s foothold removed from most of the country, and US Coalition-supported Kurdish forces tied up in a conflict against the Turkish army and its sponsored militias in the north-west Afrin region, it seems that the forces of President Bashar al-Assad and their Russian and Iranian backers are now concentrating on eradicating the last pockets of resistance by Syrian opposition forces.


Thursday 22 March 2018, 7:00 PM

Rania Abouzeid in conversation with Lyse Doucet

Rania Abouzeid will be discussing her new book No Turning Back: Life, Loss and Hope in wartime Syria with journalist Lyse Doucet.