Idlib Calling: I have to share this
8 november 2018 | by Evert-Jan Grit
Tuesday 6 November On Friday in Jarjanaz, a village about 25 kilomteres from Saraqeb, the Syrian army fired on the
Meet Ahmed, theater producer from Saraqeb, and friend and partner of PAX. His life is no bed of roses. Saraqeb is in the Syrian province of Idlib, in the northwest of the country. Idlib’s future is, to say the least, uncertain.
Every day, people get killed in air strikes and shelling by the Syrian and Russian armies. Children die covered in dust and debris. The war in Idlib is primarily a war against civilians.
A couple of times a month we speak with Ahmed to hear how he and his family are getting on. He says its important for people in Idlib that we here in the Netherlands hear about what’s happening. It makes them feel like they haven’t been forgotten.
8 november 2018 | by Evert-Jan Grit
Tuesday 6 November On Friday in Jarjanaz, a village about 25 kilomteres from Saraqeb, the Syrian army fired on the
30 oktober 2018 | by Evert-Jan Grit
Tuesday 30 October We just heard the news that Mieke van Ee, a peace activist and a good friend of
30 oktober 2018 | by Evert-Jan Grit
Tuesday 23 October In addition to the establishment of a ‘weapons free zone’ around the province of Idlib, two main
22 oktober 2018 | by Evert-Jan Grit
Wednesday 17 October It’s warmer than usual in Idlib. They have an old saying that a warm summer leads to
15 oktober 2018 | by Evert-Jan Grit
Wednesday 10 October In just a few days, the weapons-free zone around Idlib will be in place. So far, it
5 oktober 2018 | by Evert-Jan Grit
Wednesday 3 October Here in the Netherlands, parliament held a debate about Syria. MPs were at each other’s throats on
4 oktober 2018 | by Evert-Jan Grit
Friday 28 September In Idlib the situation is quiet again since the Syrian Army and Russian Air Force ceased their
28 september 2018 | by Evert-Jan Grit
Friday 21 September People in Idlib can breathe again. It´s been a week since the last bombardments and people are getting
18 september 2018 | by Evert-Jan Grit
Tuesday 18 September Yesterday Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyib Erdogan agreed to establish a demilitarized
17 september 2018 | by Evert-Jan Grit
Monday 17 September Here in the Netherlands, we’re in the middle of Peace Week. In Syria, the war rages on.