“With Bab AlHawa Border Closed, Syrians Are Deprived of Cancer Treatment”
Raseef22 and SIRAJ
Through a mixture of storytelling, videography, and photography, Ali Al Ibrahim profiles cancer survivors living in Syria and highlights the challenges they faced crossing the AlHawa border into Turkey after it closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Al Ibrahim interviews Syrians stranded at the border, unable to access the vital cancer treatment they had previously been receiving in Turkey, and shines a spotlight on the devastating consequences. This poignant piece draws attention to the heartbreaking impact that the pandemic, especially when coupled with ongoing conflict and violence, had on some of the most vulnerable patients with cancer around the world.
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