The Suffolk Journal

Substantial crowd for State House protest

Geraldine Vittini, Journal Contributor • December 11, 2015

Hundreds of protesters banded together in front of the looming State House on Friday to decry Gov. Charlie Baker’s recent comments against the Syrian refugee program. Their chants and handmade signs...

Too young to wed

Alexa Gagosz and Patrick Holmes • October 28, 2015

Syria is now home to a war-zone and its people have been fleeing by the millions. The focus has mostly been on the Islamic State (IS), which has been fueling these migrants to leave Syria, but there...

Opinion: How millions are living in fear

Patrick Holmes • October 2, 2015

By Patrick Holmes War is not something typically thought about on a daily basis by most Americans, however, many Syrians and Iraqis live in constant fear of the control they are oppressed...

Obama increases number of refugees from Syria for resettlement

Alexa Gagosz • September 24, 2015

President Obama told his administration this month to start to increase the number of Syrian refugees the U.S. accepts each year for resettlement to 100,000 each year, according to The New York Times. Clinical...

Turkish troops protecting 13th century tomb in Syria

Alexa Gagosz • February 25, 2015

Entering war-torn Syria, armored vehicles holding hundreds of Turkish forces moved in to evacuate troops who were protecting the historic tomb of Suleyman Shah and take them to another location, according...

International Opinion: Terrorism shouldn’t be censored on the Internet

Will Senar • February 12, 2015

While the power of social media has been exposed through revolutions and social justice movements in the 21st century, other groups, such as the terrorist group known as the Islamic State, or ISIS, have...

ISIS, Jordanian government negotiations fail, slayings continue

Evette Thompson • February 12, 2015

The so-called Islamic State released a video on Tuesday, just days after the beheading of the Japanese hostage Kenji Goto, showing the Jordanian pilot Muath al- Kasasbeh being burned alive in a steel cage. Kasasbeh,...

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria: A threat to nations

Alexa Gagosz • September 17, 2014

By Alexa Gagosz The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, also known as ISIS, claims itself to have religious authority over every Muslim around the world and is attempting to bring every region that...

International Criminal Court focus of law school talk

April 1, 2014

By Heather Rutherford The civil war in Syria has removed 9 million people from their homes, and has killed more than 100,000 in the escalating conflict. The clash between those loyal to President Bashar...

(Pt. 2) Opinion: To strike or not to strike, Intervention in the Syrian crisis

Sam Humphrey • September 18, 2013

On Saturday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced a plan to remove chemical weapons from Syria. The announcement followed reports that Syrian President...

(Pt. 1) Opinion: To strike or not to strike, Intervention in the Syrian crisis

September 18, 2013

By: Benjamin Linares Teddy Roosevelt once said, “Knowing what is right doesn’t mean much unless you do what is right.” I was taught that no matter what the outcome, Americans stand up for what...

Syrian conflict escalates as Hezbollah enters the fighting

Matt Bacon • June 6, 2013

With each passing day, the civil war gripping Syria grows more and more intense. The conflict has evolved from a political struggle for democracy into a highly sectarian conflict now threatening the stability...