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Dialysis Clinic Like a Family

Dialysis Clinic Like a Family

Alive in Sudan speaks with a nurse, who is also a patient, about the challenges facing dialysis clinics during the current war.

Neighbors Come Together in Al-Daein

Neighbors Come Together in Al-Daein

The ongoing violence and lack of humanitarian aid across Sudan has resulted in an enormous catastrophe. One that has forced local Sudanese people to take it upon themselves to support their neighbors and others in need.

No Life Without Internet

No Life Without Internet

Since the onset of the war in Sudan, internet access has become crucial for Sudanese people. Alive in Sudan spoke to two internet users, and shares with you the risks and challenges they face while trying to stay connected during clashes.

Prejudice Still Plagues Darfuris

Prejudice Still Plagues Darfuris

Sudan is known for ethnic conflict, particularly in Darfur where many say genocide took place twenty years ago. Ethnic conflict is still common in Sudan, and confrontations between tribal groups is a regular occurrence.

Access to Education: How We Did It

Access to Education: How We Did It

This article is part of a broader series exploring changes regarding access to education in Afghanistan, created with support from Afghan Witness (a project of the Centre for Information Resilience), which uses open-source investigating to expose human rights violations and counter mis- and disinformation. This series will incorporate open-source techniques

Bakeries Provide a Lifeline

Bakeries Provide a Lifeline

Sudan's already struggling power infrastructure has been hit hard by more than a year of civil war. Nasry Hilal reports from Sennar about the struggles faced by locals to access electricity.

Hunger and Disgrace, Stories of Displacement

Hunger and Disgrace, Stories of Displacement

The stories of civilians displaced by Sudan’s most recent conflict echo with repeated themes; uncertainty, chaos, and sudden violence; followed by fear and desperation. Since April 15th, 2023 7.3 million people have been displaced inside Sudan.

Books, a Refuge in War

Books, a Refuge in War

On December 23rd, the Qanadeel Cultural Forum inaugurated the El-Daein Library, housed in the El-Daein Cultural Club. The library opened with more than 1,100 books gifted to the program by Stella Gaetano, an author born in Khartoum who is now a citizen of South Sudan.

They Just Want to Go Home

They Just Want to Go Home

Sudan’s crisis has hit a new milestone per data from UNOCHA; more than one-fifth of Sudan are internally displaced. This week the UN revealed that 11.1 million people are displaced inside Sudan while more than 7 million are still displaced outside.

Journalists on the Run

Journalists on the Run

On World Press Freedom Day, Alive-in published an article about Safia Ishag, a journalist fleeing from Darfur. This follow-up article focuses on two more journalists, Hafitha and Ezaldeen, both of whom spoke with Alive in Sudan from Uganda.

Forced to Flee, Nowhere to Go

Forced to Flee, Nowhere to Go

Alive in Sudan speak with two Sudanese women internally displaced due to the war, one from Darfur and another from Khartoum, areas badly impacted by the conflict that began in April 2023.

Get Lost in Sabratha's Theatre

Get Lost in Sabratha's Theatre

Situated on Libya's Mediterranean coast, the historic city of Sabratha and its Roman theatre have outlasted numerous civilizations, bearing witness to centuries of change.

I'm Not Comfortable Anywhere

I'm Not Comfortable Anywhere

Since the war began a year ago, millions of Sudanese have fled their homes. On World Press Freedom Day, Alive-in/ brings you the story of Safia, a Sudanese journalist forced to flee her home.

Education Leaves Disabled Behind

Education Leaves Disabled Behind

Afghans face many barriers to accessing education, from lack of schools to poverty or family and social biases. However, disability is one of the worst as it can prevent Afghan youth from overcoming even the most simple barriers.

No Education for the Displaced

Access to Education

No Education for the Displaced

Sustained conflict in Afghanistan over the last four decades has repeatedly forced Afghans to flee their homes, either internally displaced, or migrate to other countries. The displacement, and migration, caused countless children to leave school, most often for good.

Rural Villages Get First Schools

Access to Education

Rural Villages Get First Schools

The Taliban are building schools across Afghanistan, in communities where no school existed before. While their policies on education have been criticized, this is a positive step. Yet the scale of the need is vast, and challenges remain.

Deprived of Education by War and Poverty

Access to Education

Deprived of Education by War and Poverty

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Long Walks for Little Learning

Access to Education

Long Walks for Little Learning

The long distance from villages to schools remains one of the main barriers to schooling across Afghanistan, especially in rural areas with less access to essential services, including education.

Access to Education

Culture Keeps Girls Ignorant

Afghan female baker Bibi Gul is the second in three generations of women in her family deprived of education documented for this story. Plucked out of school in 6th grade, she struggles to accept the same fate for her daughters.

Taliban Approve Academy for Women

Taliban Approve Academy for Women

A woman in southwestern Nimroz province has established an education facility offering courses in computer science, religious studies, and English. This initiative aims to provide educational opportunities for women and girls barred from seeking education above 6th grade.

Two Years Later, Pensioners Still Wait

Two Years Later, Pensioners Still Wait

Retired Afghans who served in various public sectors lament pension cutoffs following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. These pensions served as an economic relief for families in dire need of assistance.

The Girls in Hiding; A Cafe for Women

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The Girls in Hiding; A Cafe for Women

In Faizabad, the capital of northeastern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan’s province, a group of girls opened “The Hidden Girls’ Cafe”, a restaurant exclusively for women. In addition to offering local food, the cafe provides a safe space for social interaction between women.

Tortured for a Better Life

Tortured for a Better Life

Afghan migrants deported from and residing in Iran report the distressing situation, including harassment, abuse, and restrictions on movement that they face in the neighboring country.

Education, Still Out of Reach for Most Afghans

Education, Still Out of Reach for Most Afghans

Today we’ve published our first article with the support of Afghan Witness, “Education, an Afghan Conundrum” examines how religious and cultural biases prevented many women from going to school in the period before the first Taliban government. In the coming weeks and months, we will investigate where schools are

Education, an Afghan Conundrum

Access to Education

Education, an Afghan Conundrum

They were told school is not for them, that it’s bad for a girl to seek education, and were made to sit at home at a young age. Now, these Afghan women above 40 years in age share accounts of their crushed hopes.