In the media
01 August 2025
Revealed: how a secret rescue operation helped preserve Syria's heritage
An article about the thousands of archaeological artefacts that have been hidden in the basement of a nondescript building in Rmelan, a Kurdish town in north-east Syria and survived the past decade of attacks from Isis, the Syrian Civil War, and rampant smuggling in the region.
31 July 2022
The UK-funded 'black hole' prisons housing children in cells without sunlight
A Telegraph article that sheds light on the conditions of a UK-funded prison system in north-east Syria built for people with alleged links to the Islamic State group. Nicolas Sion, Fight for Humanity's Head of Development, emphasises the importance of supporting detainees, especially children.
23 August 2021
Interview by Radio Cité Genève about Fight for Humanity's activities
Nicolas Sion, Fight for Humanity's Head of Development, answered the questions of Radio Cité Genève for their podcast about International Geneva.
8 July 2019
10 recommendations for solving the issue of ISIS detainees in North East Syria
An article published on the blog Armed Groups and International Law about the situation of ISIS detainees in Syria.
28 May 2019
Jihadists: the Kurds want the help of Switzerland
An article published by 20 minutes following Fight for Humanity's conference on ISIS detainees in Syria.
10 July 2025
A Geneva-based NGO to the rescue of Syrian cultural heritage
Fight for Humanity's Head of Development, Nicolas Sion, addresses the importance of saving cultural heritage in Syria to promote peace and social cohesion in times of conflict.
26 January 2022
The ISIS Hostages: ‘These Children Should Not Have Been There’
New York Times article about the aftermath of the ISIS lead attack on an Hasaka detention center. The founder of Fight for Humanity, Mehmet Balci, discusses efforts to provide detained children located there educational, recreational, and psychological support within the report.
14 May 2020
How the global ceasefire became stalled
An article published by Le Temps following the event "Ceasefire in the time of COVID-19: an opportunity for peace?"
28 May 2019
The key role for Kurds in prosecuting foreign jihadists
A report by RTS Radio following Fight for Humanity's conference on ISIS detainees in Syria.
February 2024
Colombia: peace progresses, with support from the UN and Switzerland
An article published by the Swiss Association of Foreign Policy on the mission of the UN Security Council co-organised by Switzerland to support the efforts of the Total Peace in Colombia.
25 January 2022
Seven hundred boys taken as human shields by Daech
An article published by the Tribune de Genève about an ISIS attack on a prison in North-East Syria which holds over 700 children and Fight for Humanity's efforts to support these children being detained without trial.
4 November 2019
Fight for Humanity at Geneva Peace Week
Co-Founder of Fight for Humanity Anki Sjöberg talks about the event Fight for Humanity is organising at the Geneva Peace Week.
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28 May 2019
" Foreign jihadists, help us prosecute them in Syria!"
An article in the Tribune de Genève following Fight for Humanity's conference on ISIS detainees in Syria.