Freelance journalist based between Istanbul and Gaziantep. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/isabel-hunter-2/rss en Human Rights Mon, 16 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Isabel Hunter https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/12/16/in-focus-for-a-syrian-family-illegal-border-crossing-proves-deadly https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/12/16/in-focus-for-a-syrian-family-illegal-border-crossing-proves-deadly As soon as they got the green light from their smuggler, the family from Tal Rifaat, a town near the Turkey-Syria border, knew it was time to go. Government & Pro-Government Forces Human Rights Wed, 18 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Isabel Hunter https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/09/18/on-the-ground-aid-workers-face-kidnapping-and-stolen-food-baskets https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/09/18/on-the-ground-aid-workers-face-kidnapping-and-stolen-food-baskets Dusty and sweaty, three Assistance Coordination Unit (ACU) workers emerge from the Turkish-Syrian border at Cilvegözü, near Reyhanli.