The latest escalation in Lebanon has triggered rapid displacement across the country, with tens of thousands of people forced to flee their homes in just days. While humanitarian attention has largely focused on internal displacement among Lebanese communities, another dimension…
We are pleased to share an initial study by Basmeh & Zeitooneh’s Research Team on governance experiences in Syria across Idlib, Aleppo, Damascus, and Rural Damascus. Based on qualitative field research, including focus group discussions and key informant interviews, this…
One year since the fall of the Assad regime. On this anniversary, Refugee Protection Watch releases its new report: Fleeing and Returning Amid Insecurity: A Multidimensional Assessment of Conditions in Lebanon and Syria. Our findings reveal a stark reality:…
This B&Z’s comparative report brings together the results of all three rounds of our 2025 longitudinal research. The comparison is clear: Pressure in Lebanon does not lead to a return. Refugees’ decisions are shaped almost entirely by conditions inside Syria:…
This third round continues our longitudinal study following the same group of Syrian refugees across Beqaa Valley, Beirut (Nabaa), and Tripoli. Over one year, the research has tracked how changing economic, social, and security conditions shape return intentions and perceptions…
This longitudinal study tracked the evolving attitudes of 150 Syrian refugees toward return over the course of one year, across three Lebanese regions: Beqaa Valley, Beirut (Nabaa), and Tripoli, selected for their demographic diversity and proximity to shifting geopolitical tensions.…
Basmeh & Zeitooneh is honored to be featured in the book “Refugees in a World Without Aid”, published by The Open Press University of Sussex. Our work is highlighted in detail from pages 86 to 112. Drawing on research from…
This report aims to give a voice to those directly and indirectly affected by the overarching system of military conscription in Syria. Military conscription is an instrument feared by many Syrians today who live in Syria, and many who cannot…
