Abier Almasri

Research Assistant, Middle East and North Africa Division

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Abier Ismail Almasri is the research assistant for the Gaza Strip at Human Rights Watch. A native of Gaza City, she received a BA in English Language and Literature from al-Azhar University in 2009 and a diploma in Methodology in Education from al-Quds Open University in 2015. Prior to joining Human Rights Watch, Abier worked as an interpreter for journalists and an English teacher and a trainer at foreign and local nonprofit organizations in Gaza.

Articles Authored

November 6, 2023 Commentary

I Left Gaza for Work and Now Can't Return. Watching It Bleed from Afar Is a Nightmare.
August 2, 2023 Dispatches

People with Disabilities in Gaza Languish after Israeli Airstrikes
June 14, 2022 Interview

Interview: For Palestinians in Gaza, Freedom is Priceless
May 10, 2022 Dispatches

Gaza Marks Another Grim Anniversary
June 30, 2021 Dispatches

Disability Rights Defender in Gaza Addresses UN
August 26, 2020 Commentary

Coronavirus: What I Discovered During Three Weeks in a Gaza Quarantine Center
April 22, 2020 Dispatches

Locked Out of Gaza’s Permanent Lockdown
May 16, 2019 Dispatches

Israel’s Eurovision: ‘Dare to Dream’ Unless You’re Caged in Gaza
March 29, 2019 Dispatches

Why the Gaza Protests Won’t Stop
August 20, 2018 Dispatches

It Took Me Three Decades to Drive One Hour from Gaza to Jerusalem

Articles Authored

Protecting Rights, Saving Lives