Lara Kajs writes from the field — documenting conflict, displacement, civilian protection, and the lived realities of people navigating war and its aftermath. Her work bridges firsthand experience with historical context, legal frameworks, and questions of accountability.
Her books explore authoritarian rule, atrocity crimes, forced displacement, and the resilience of affected communities. Each work reflects years of research, field engagement, and interviews with witnesses and survivors.
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Assad’s Syria
For more than half a century, the Assad family brutalized the Syrian people. With the death of Hafez al-Assad in 2000, after thirty years of government corruption, suppressed freedoms, and economic repression, power was then passed to his son, Bashar, where those issues were further exacerbated by twenty-four more years…
Stories from Yemen: A Diary from the Field
Yemen is a magical place. Its beauty is the land, the diversity of culture, its heritage, and the people. But that beauty has been marred by nearly a decade of conflict, a conflict that has led to the worst humanitarian crisis in recorded history. As author Lara Kajs points out,…