Alessandra Bajec

Palestinians are trapped between Israeli occupation and coronavirus

In the Israeli-occupied West Bank, people are living through double isolation amid a one-month state of emergency.

Lebanon’s revolution is a reawakening for Tripoli women

The uprising has opened a new-found space for women in Lebanon’s traditionally conservative second city as they lead their own fight for change.

The DJ behind the sound of Lebanon’s Tripoli revolution

Since Lebanon’s uprising began, DJ Madi K has livened up the protest movement in Tripoli through his music, showing the world another face of the northern Lebanese city.

Why is Lebanon still gripped by mass rallies?

The country is entering the second week of an uprising over inadequate public services, endemic corruption and painful austerity measures, despite the government's adoption of an emergency reform plan.

Thomas Cook collapse will deal a new blow to Tunisian economy

Tunisia will pay a heavy price for the closure of UK travel giant as its tourism industry continues to recover from the twin terror attacks in 2015.

Tunisia’s election: A sanction vote against the system

Tunisians cast votes in a highly competitive presidential election to punish the political elite amid widespread discontent at economic hardship eight years into the 2011 revolution.

Tunisia’s presidential race starts with one candidate in jail

As the election campaign gains momentum, the country's media tycoon Nabil Karoui remains imprisoned in a highly politicised case, raising questions about the judiciary's non-interference in court cases.

A diverse line-up of contestants gear up for Tunisia’s presidential race

A large mix of candidates is getting ready to run for Tunisia’s presidency in what is set to be a highly competitive and unpredictable ballot, the second democratic presidential poll after the first historic elections in 2014.

Hundreds of migrants made homeless in Italy as ‘Salvini Decree’ kicks in

With funding cutbacks and the closure of welcome centres, asylum seekers are left living on the streets, caught in limbo and unlikely to resolve their situation any time soon.

Stubborn battle for Tripoli and a divided Europe keep stalemate in Libya

While the leader of the UN-backed government, Fayez al Sarraj, has failed to rally support from the EU states, Europe’s divided stance on Khalifa Haftar's military operation hinders any attempt to stop the ongoing war in Libya.

Cemetery of the Unknown: a place that gives migrants dignity in death

A former fisherman in Tunisia's coastal town of Zarzis has been burying migrants who die in the Mediterranean while searching for a better life in Europe. A one-man mission to give rest to the hundreds of people forgotten at sea.

Tunisian fishermen can either ignore drowning migrants or face the law

Fishermen in the Tunisian town of Zarzis have been frontline actors in saving migrant lives at sea even though their humanitarian assistance is increasingly being compromised by hostile European migration policies.