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Contributors | Fernande van Tets

Fernande is a freelance journalist based in Beirut, Lebanon. She is
currently a correspondent for de Groene Amsterdammer (NL) and worked
for Baladna English in Syria in 2010. Fernande recently graduated with
distinction from King's College, London with an MA in War Studies. She
previously completed both a BA in Political Science and in Arabic at
the University of Amsterdam.

Syrian Refugees Stream into Lebanon's North

By Fernande van Tets | Feb 17, 2012

"I want to return as soon as possible," Abu Hamzeh tells me from his hospital bed in Tripoli. The young man, just 25, fled Syria for Lebanon more than two months ago. He's recovering from bullet wounds to his thigh and shoulder, inflicted by a sniper who fired on Hamzeh while he was leading demonstrations in his hometown, Homs, the epicenter of the Syrian uprising.

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Who, How, When? Syrian Opposition Divided on UN Action

By Fernande van Tets | Jan 25, 2012

Since the outbreak of violence in Syria in March 2011, the UN Security Council has passed 60 resolutions. None of these have dealt with Syria, an issue about which the council is starkly divided.

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Shout Out for Your Rights!

By Fernande van Tets | Dec 10, 2011

For months now, protestors have crowded the streets of global capitals—first Tunis, then Cairo, Sana’a, Tripoli, and many more. They’ve defied violent regimes, shattered stereotypes, and inspired a global audience of admirers to prove, as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said back in August, human rights are “for all of us, all the time, everywhere.”

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