Lidia Ginestra Giuffrida

Lidia Ginestra Giuffrida is a Sicilian freelance journalist focusing on human rights, migration, and conflict. She has reported extensively from across war zones, including Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, and Ukraine. Her work has appeared in Al Jazeera and New Lines Magazine, and she is a regular contributor to Italian outlets

Umm al-Khair: The West Bank village trapped by settler violence

In Umm al-Khair, a year after Awdah Hathaleen's death, Israeli settler violence, land seizures, and settlement expansion threaten the village's survival

30 July, 2026

Why Pope Leo XIV chose Lampedusa over the White House

Rather than attend US Independence Day celebrations, Pope Leo XIV chose Lampedusa, honouring migrants lost at sea and spotlighting Europe's migration crisis

08 July, 2026

Lebanon's migrant workers trapped between war and Kafala

For migrant workers in Lebanon, the bombs are only part of the danger. Many say they have already spent years trapped in abusive homes under the Kafala system

02 June, 2026

Living in the shadow of Israel's expanding Golan Heights border

For Syrians on both sides of the divide, life has changed immeasurably since Israel began expanding its occupation of the Golan Heights

18 December, 2025