Sophia Jones
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October 19, 2015
What Two Reporters Learned On The 'Refugee Trail' To Europe
Reflections on a seven-nation journey: “When everything else is stripped away, all that’s left and all that matters ... is love.”
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October 19, 2015
This Man Saved A French Journalist In Syria. Now He Seeks Asylum In A Europe That Doesn’t Want Him.
To some, he’s simply a migrant. But to others, he’s a hero.
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October 13, 2015
Turkey's Mental Health Providers Offer Survivors Free Counseling After Ankara Terror Attack
Sophia Jones is the Middle East correspondent for The WorldPost. She has reported from Turkey, Iraq, Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, The West Bank and Gaza. Fo...
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October 10, 2015
Ankara Bombings Kill 95, Injure Over 200
The blasts hit a peace rally by leftists and Kurdish activists.
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August 27, 2015
71 Refugees Suffocate In Back Of Truck In Austria
They were found dead in a parked truck at the border — and this isn’t an isolated incident.
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August 13, 2015
Masked 'Commandos' Are Attacking Refugee Boats Off This Idyllic Greek Island
No one really knows who the gunmen are or what country they’re from.
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July 28, 2015
A Witch Hunt For Kurdish Politicians Is Brewing In Turkey
Hostile rhetoric from President Erdogan suggests a clash is coming.
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July 17, 2015
After Approving Spy Gear For Egypt, Obama Admin Cozies Up To Regime
Activists are nervous about what an advanced American surveillance system could do to their already diminished freedoms.
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July 6, 2015
Egypt Wants To Jail Journalists For Not Falling In Line. It's Been Trained By A US Nonprofit.
ISTANBUL — It may soon be illegal to publish news the Egyptian government doesn’t like. And a New York City-based nonprofit has seemingly helped these efforts. Egyp...
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July 2, 2015
Extremist Attacks Put Egypt On Edge, And State Propaganda Isn't Helping
ISTANBUL — Dozens of images showing mangled, bloodied corpses flashed across television screens and filled Facebook timelines and Twitter news feeds in Egypt on Wedne...
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June 28, 2015
Istanbul Police Clear Gay Pride March With Water Cannons, Rubber Bullets
ISTANBUL — Thousands of men, women and children gathered in Istanbul’s historic Taksim Square on Sunday for the annual gay pride festival only to face water cannons...
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June 26, 2015
The Revolution Will Be Televised, And These Syrians Are Making It Happen
NIZIP, Turkey — On the Turkey-Syria border, a group of Syrians are trying to do something revolutionary. Some have traveled here from Damascus in secret and others ha...
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June 24, 2015
The Biggest Obstacle To A Kurdish Victory Over ISIS Might Not Be ISIS
Fighters with the Kurdish People’s Protection Units sit near a checkpoint on the outskirts of the destroyed Syrian town of Kobani on June 20, 2015. AKCAKALE, Turkey �...
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June 18, 2015
Sudden Fuel Cuts in Northern Syria Threaten Millions With Humanitarian Catastrophe
REYHANLI, Turkey — Northern Syria is on the brink of disaster as widespread fuel cuts threaten mass power outages, water shortages and hospital closures. “If this g...
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June 12, 2015
Rare Arabic-Language Bookstore Gives Istanbul's Syrian Refugees A Taste Of Home
Samer al Kadri, the owner of Pages bookshop, a rare establishment where customers can find a range of books in Arabic, Turkish, French and English. ISTANBUL — Syrian ...
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