Vanessa Beeley

Vanessa Beeley is an independent journalist, peace activist and photographer. Vanessa was a finalist for one of the most prestigious journalism awards – the 2017 Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism – whose winners have included the likes of Robert Parry in 2017, Patrick Cockburn, Robert Fisk, Nick Davies and the Bureau for Investigative Journalism team.

White Helmets and Hala Systems - the grotesque militarisation of “humanitarianism” in Syria

Mhardeh—A Syrian Christian Town Besieged and Targeted by the West

On the border with Idlib, Syrian Christian towns have been under attack for seven long years by the Western sponsored extremist groups that corporate media loves to label as "moderate rebels".

The Last Spasm of British Imperialism in the Middle East

During my recent trip to London, I had the immense privilege to interview Peter Ford, former UK Ambassador to Syria 2003 – 2006. Ford has been a vociferous critic of the UK Government’s foreign policy in Syria which has been focused on regime change ...

SYRIA: Pro-Regime Change Academic Bias in UK

The Toran Center for Strategic Studies appears to have been established in early 2016, just after Russia had intervened in Syria in September 2015, at the request of the internationally recognised government there.