Category Archives: Human Rights

Jordan to Host “World’s Largest Refugee Camp”

By Dahr Jamail | Al Jazeera | Published: May 19, 2013

As violence in Syria continues, the al-Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan is on pace to become the largest in the world. Amman, Jordan – Al-Zaatari refugee camp near Jordan’s northern border with Syria is the second largest refugee camp in the world. On days when violence in Syria worsens, between 2,000-4,000 Syrians flood into Zaatari, [...]

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Iraq’s Invisible Refugee Crisis

By Dahr Jamail | Al Jazeera English | Published: May 12, 2013

As violence in Iraq reaches levels not seen in years, untold numbers of Iraqis are once again seeking refuge elsewhere. Amman, Jordan – Maki al-Nazzal, a 57-year-old Iraqi from Fallujah, returned to Amman a week ago from a visit to his home city in Iraq. Having lived in Jordan since 2007, Nazzal, like most refugees, [...]

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Iraq: The deadliest war for journalists

By Dahr Jamail | Al Jazeera | Published: April 8, 2013

More journalists were killed during the US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq than in any war in history. On April 8, 2003, during the US-led invasion of Iraq, Al Jazeera correspondent Tareq Ayoub was killed when a US warplane bombed Al Jazeera’s headquarters in Baghdad. The invasion and subsequent nine-year occupation of Iraq claimed the [...]

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Living with No Future: Iraq, 10 Years Later

By Dahr Jamail | TomDispatch | Published: March 27, 2013

Back then, everybody was writing about Iraq, but it’s surprising how few Americans, including reporters, paid much attention to the suffering of Iraqis. Today, Iraq is in the news again. The words, the memorials, the retrospectives are pouring out, and again the suffering of Iraqis isn’t what’s on anyone’s mind. This was why I returned [...]

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