In the 12 years since Radio Rozana’s first broadcast, founder Lina Chawaf has worked tirelessly to expand the outlet’s coverage of her native Syria. She was forced to flee the country in 2011 after former President Bashar Assad began cracking down on independent media in the wake of the Arab Spring, yet still managed to broadcast from neighboring Turkey with the help of grants from several Western aid groups. The outlet received a significant boost in 2024 when it was awarded a $120,000...
