https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/lara-setrakian-and-karen-leigh/rss en Human Rights Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Lara Setrakian and Karen Leigh https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/03/11/unhcrs-panos-moumtzis-syria-is-a-hemorrhaging-country https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/03/11/unhcrs-panos-moumtzis-syria-is-a-hemorrhaging-country Syria is a “hemorrhaging country,” says Panos Moumtzis, the UNHCR’s regional refugee coordinator for the Syria crisis. He spoke with Syria Deeply founder Lara Setrakian in a Google Hangout this week, shortly after Syria’s official refugee toll hit the 1 million mark. . Government & Pro-Government Forces War Economy Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Lara Setrakian and Karen Leigh https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/02/08/the-interview-samir-aita-on-the-regimes-financial-standing https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2013/02/08/the-interview-samir-aita-on-the-regimes-financial-standing Samir Aita is a member of the Syrian Democratic Forum, and editor-in-chief of Le Monde Diplomatique Arabic edition. Here, he discusses the collapse of the Syrian economy and the financial situation of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.