2022 came to an end, but it wasn't just another year for children on the frontlines, it was a year full of challenges, difficulties and hopes . Every Tiny hand Tells A Story, and here are our top stories for 2022 elink.io/p/9732e53

Damascus — Life in Ruins. Soon. #Syria

اقرأوا كواليس هذا التحقيق المؤثر عبر الرابط التالي 👇 🔗 bit.ly/4mvTVtH @tinyhand5

When we asked the person in charge at the construction site about employing children in construction, he said, “They are children, and children don’t complain!” The story of Issa and many others like him who don’t even dare to dream in Syria. Full story: youtube.com/watch?v=2KDHWelm…

Ghina, a young girl who loved drawing and playing the violin, was one of many children from across #Syria who tragically lost their lives due to the ongoing conflict.

With Assad’s Fall: Will the Dream of Returning to School come reality? Find the Full story: tinyhand.net/with-assads-fal…

Ali, Maya, and Issa are three young children who were — and still are — forced to work during the war in #Syria and after its end, following the fall of #Assad. Coming from different regions their stories reflect the reality faced by thousands of Syrian children today.

We are proud to announce that @khalelashawe has won the Samir Kassir Award for Freedom of the Press 🏆 in its 20th edition, in the audiovisual news report category. His powerful report by Tiny Hand highlights the ongoing struggles of Syrian children.

في الذكرى العشرين لاغتيال الكاتب والصحافي سمير قصير، فاز الصحافي السوري خليل العشاوي بجائزة سمير قصير لحرية الصحافة عن فئة التقرير الإخباري السمعي - البصري. يشارك العشاوي تجربته من خلال تقريره "سوريا: أطفال في حرب مستمرة"، الذي سلط الضوء فيه على معاناة الأطفال السوريين بعد سقوط نظام الأسد، من الفقر والعمالة إلى غياب التعليم والرعاية الصحية. رحلة العشاوي من المنفى إلى دمشق، حيث صوّر تقريره بعد 14 عاماً من المنع، ثم إلى بيروت لتسلّم الجائزة، تختصر وجع جيل سوري بكامله، وتحمل رسالة أمل وانتصار معنوي لحرية الصحافة ولكل من فقد حياته من أجل الكلمة. @khalelashawe @FrontlineInFocu @tinyhand5

مبروك لخليل العشاوي على فوزه بجائزة التقرير السمعي البصري 👏! تحية لصحافة تنقل صوت الأطفال السوريين في زمن الحرب. وشكر كبير لـ @SK_Eyes و @EUinLebanon على التزامهم بحرية التعبير ودعمهم المتواصل للصحفيين في المنطقة.

Three stories of three children from different regions in Syria will be published consecutively. Each story reveals the lasting impact of war still visible in the lives of Syria’s children after Assad’s fall.

This is Ward Jalal Al-Sheikh Khalil, the only survivor of an Israeli airstrike that hit Fahmi Al-Jarjawi School in #Gaza with 4 incendiary missiles. Her entire family was killed, along with nearly 30 others—many of them women and children. 11 were from one family.

The Stories and Names of Over 60 Children Executed in the Syrian Coast Massacres: tinyhand.net/the-stories-and…

Our Executive Editor, @Hadeelarja , participated in the Women’s Voices Without Borders Forum, where she shared the challenges we face, the technologies we use, and the impactful stories we’ve produced.

@Hadeelarja says female journalists should not be dragged into social media battles. "Some of them stopped working, stop publishing reports without their names" #VFSFFORUM

The Stories and Names of Over 60 Children Executed in the Syrian Coast Massacres Hadeel Arja @tinyhand5 daraj.media/en/the-stories-a…

Samer's only wish is to go back to school and be like other kids, a dream he holds onto, hoping that with Assad’s fall, his childhood can finally be restored. Watch the full story: youtube.com/watch?v=wBGvrvQH…

في هذا الشهر الكريم، ومع اقتراب انعقاد مؤتمر بروكسل الأسبوع المقبل، سعدتُ باستضافة الشباب السوري والصحفية البارزة هديل عرجا، إلى جانب أعضاء من المجتمع الدبلوماسي، في ليلة رمضانية تمحورت حول فن السرد القصصي.

Syria... Children in an Ongoing War أطفال سوريا في حرب مستمرة @tinyhand5 @FrontlineInFocu

The Dark Truth Behind Syria's Deadliest Prison For decades, what went on behind the walls of the Sednaya military prison in Syria was largely hidden from the world. But after Bashar al-Assad lost power in 2024, droves of inmates were released. They are now sharing the horrors they experienced in the country's deadliest and most violent prison. Watch this story, in which Frontline in Focus was part of the production. @FrontlineInFocu