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Media reporting on Gaza has drawn widespread criticism.

Media criticism

“Gaza is not a black box”

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by Fabian Goldmann
by Björn Cremer
Gaza City on 3 November 2025.

War

When I left Gaza City, I left my heart beneath the rubble

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by Ansam Al-Kitaa
The prickly pear cactus can serve as a source of food and water for livestock.

Agriculture

Cactuses as a lifeline for livestock farmers

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by Nyasha J. Kavhiza
Students being taught inside a half-collapsed building at Shuhada-Alwahdah School in Ibb province, Yemen.

Education

Overcrowded classrooms, outdoor lessons or no school at all

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by Abdulrahman Al-Humaidi
Mohamad Melli came to Germany in 2015 to escape the civil war in Syria.

Migration to Germany

“I met Germans who didn’t see me just as a refugee”

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by Mohamad Melli
Helen Zughaib.

Artist of the month

Helen Zughaib

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by D+C / E+Z
Women fighting against the terror militia ISIS in Iraq in 2014. The conflict has left both physical and emotional scars.

Empowerment

Supporting traumatised women and girls in Iraq

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by Haneen Masoud
Scenes like these are now a daily reality in Gaza, as urgently needed aid supplies are stuck.

Gaza

Only very limited food supplies reach the people in need

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by Jolien Veldwijk
Soldiers parade in Tripoli in February as part of the celebrations to mark the 14th anniversary of the February 17 Revolution that led to the overthrow of the Gaddafi regime.

Press freedom

Why Libya is a “black hole” of information

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by Moutaz Ali
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