Two women walk inside Al-Hol Camp. Northeastern #Syria. September 2025. Once one of the largest displacement sites in the region for families linked to the so-called Islamic State (ISIS), al-Hol has been under significant transformation in recent weeks. In late January 2026, after weeks of fighting between the Syrian transitional government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), government troops entered and took control of the camp following the withdrawal of SDF units as part of a broader shift in power in northeastern Syria.
Just a kid with a Star Wars T-shirt.
But he’s Kurdish, and he lives in #Syria — a place once again sinking into chaos.
So I wondered whether this story of freedom, rebellion and hope, might mean something deeper to him. Or maybe not. Maybe he’s just a kid.
A few pictures from our last trip to #Rojava in september, where the signs of what is happening in these days were clear. Really worried about the safety of our friends in #kobane #qamishli #alhasaka #syria
#Greenland carries two souls. It is beautiful, yet almost impossible to inhabit. Its nature feels pure, eternal, overflowing with hidden riches — and yet it is perhaps the most fragile ecosystem on the planet, already trembling under the weight of global warming.
Its people move with an ancient confidence, guided by traditions and knowledge shaped over thousands of years. They read the ice, they understand the winds, they belong to this land more than anyone else ever could. And yet many of them are despairing, living in deep poverty and uncertainty.
For centuries, Greenland was conquered, colonized and exploited — its resources taken, its autonomy constrained. And now, as the Arctic opens and new opportunities emerge, new would-be colonizers are appearing on its shores, drawn by minerals, by energy, by the promise of what lies beneath the ice.
Greenland may hold immeasurable treasures below its surface — but unlocking them could mean its undoing, or a transformation so profound that nothing will ever be the same.
People getting ready to cross the Sahara desert. A dangerous, often deadly three days ride in the back of a car. One bag, a stick to hold yourself and a bottle of water. Sunglasses and a scarf. That is all they have for the crossing. None of them is coming to Europe. They are all workers from Niger going to Lybia to work in agriculture for the season. Everyday life in Africa. #agadez #niger #everydayafrica #photojournalism
Sally, from the Assyrian People’s Guard, stands under the sharp light of Tell Tamer — a quiet strength in a land that has seen much loss.
#Syria #TellTamer #Assyrian #WomenOfTheMiddleEast #AssyrianPeoplesGuard #womenfighter #Strength #WomenInConflict #HumanStories #DocumentaryPhotography #Courage #Heritage #Photojournalism
These women from #Darfur have lost everything. Family, home, legal status. Darfur no longer exists for them. Not in safety, not in peace.
The Darfur region in western #Sudan has been devastated by conflict since 2003, when government-backed Arab militias known as the Janjaweed began systematically attacking non-Arab ethnic groups. Villages were burned, civilians murdered, and women raped in what many international observers have called genocide. Despite peace efforts, violence has never truly ceased. In 2023, new waves of brutality erupted as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)—evolved from the Janjaweed—fought Sudan’s regular army for control of the country. Darfur, caught in the crossfire, has become a wasteland of grief. Entire towns have been erased, families annihilated. For many, including this woman, Darfur is no longer a place you can go back to.
At the heart of the violence in Darfur lies a brutal truth: control over resources. The region is rich in gold, land, and livestock—assets that have become even more valuable amid climate change and state collapse. Over the last two decades, control of Darfur has meant access to these resources and the power they bring.
As the Janjaweed razed villages and committed atrocities, they were rewarded with access to seized land and local dominance. Over time, these militias grew into a powerful force and were later formalized by the government into the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) under commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti.
Hemedti and the RSF then secured control over Darfur’s gold mines, especially in the Jebel Amer area, becoming economically independent and politically ambitious. When war broke out in 2023 between the RSF and Sudan’s regular army, Darfur wasn’t just a battlefield—it was a strategic prize, already held by the RSF and further ravaged in their attempt to consolidate full power.
What’s happened there is not only a war, but a calculated ethnic cleansing and land grab, disguised as civil conflict. Entire communities have been wiped out.
Fun fact: alle isole Svalbard il gruppo più numeroso sono i filippini. Il secondo i tailandesi. La cosa si spiega così: Longyearbyen oggi è una sorta di company town dell’industria del turismo e il personale impiegato negli alberghi è reclutato in maniera simile agli equipaggi delle navi da crociera. Ho letto la storia su The Svalbard paradox. Climate change and globalisation in the arctic. Ridefinite la vostra idea di vichingo! #svalbard #arctic #globalisation —- Nella foto Maria, membro dell’equipaggio della nave Billefjord.
Dagli archivi qualche foto di #Goma, città esplosiva, stretta fra un vulcano e un lago pieno di gas, ricca di minerali facilmente estraibili, e per questo contesa da gruppi armati e stati vicini. #DRCongo la storia infinita del #NorthKivu. Nel 2024 abbiamo dedicato 4 puntate speciali di @newsroomrai alle guerre del Congo che si possono vedere su @raiplay_official e adesso è li a seguire la situazione per noi la coraggiosa @marisapiworld . @inmezzorarai
