Al-Hawl Camp: Humanity at a crossroads
On January 20th, the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES) and its defense forces were forced by the army of the Syrian Transitional Government (STG) to leave al-Hawl refugee camp. The camp functioned as a detention center for surrended or captured families of ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Levant, ISIL, DAESH).…
Rojava: Resistance means life!
In the beginning of this year armed forces of the Syrian Transitional Government (STG) started a military operation leading to the takeover of Kurdish neighborhoods in the city of Aleppo in North Syria. These actions were followed by a full scope invasion of the liberated areas of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of Northeast Syria (DAANES).…
The Social Solidarity Clinic (SSC) of Thessaloniki
Conditions of the establishment of the SSC At the end of 2010, a Joint Ministerial Decision changed the legal framework for the renewal and/or issuance of residence permits for migrants who had been living and working in Greece for years. This decision put thousands of migrants who had legal documents at risk of deportation and…
Medical Self-Defense Network
— Mutual aid, decentralization & coordination — In times of hardship, humans develop a strong sense of solidarity. Today, this is a necessity because the centralized health structures in the frame of the state system are unable to fully cover the needs of those in distress. Solidarity & mutual aid are the first and most…
Turkey bombing civilians and medics – 'an apparent war crime'
An MSDN team working as first responders in North East Syria report on Turkish drone attacks against people in the region. Human Rights Watch calls these attacks ‘an apparent war crime’. MSDN is providing medical training to enhance the capacity respond in emergency situations.- We must not only do the best we can on the…
Life, Freedom & Technology
In this article we explain about a connection of health care and technology, what MSDN do in the field of tech and how you can support research and development.161 years ago, as a reaction to the terrible suffering, pain and death in wars due to a lack of any medical attendance and basic care, Henri…