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Eva Bartlett  (born 14 June 1977)  is an independent Canadian-American​ writer​, journalist​ and rights activist​​ who covers the Middle East​ region, particularly Palestine​ and Syria​.

Early Life
Bartlett was born in Michigan​, raised in Canada and has dual nationality. She attended Centre Wellington District High School, Fergus, Ontario followed by Mount Allison University, New Brunswick​, earning a 1st Class Honours with Distinction in Music​ and a Minor in French.

Following graduation Bartlett spent time in both Germany and South Korea where she worked as an English Language Instructor. She undertook various Volunteer activities including work for WWOOF, in Thailand, as a volunteer English teacher in India and for the Zajel Youth Exchange Program, run by the An-Najah National University, Nablus.

Career
Between 2007 and early 2013 Bartlett spent a cumulative three years living in Gaza and eight months in West Bank. During this period she volunteered with the International Solidarity Movement and documented her experiences on her InGaza blog.

In April 2014 Bartlett visited Syria. She has gone on to visit multiple times and has documented her personal, on the ground experiences, from a variety of places, including Madaya, Aleppo, Homs and Damascus.

Her work is published on various Alternative media sites, such as MintPress News and 21st Century Wire. She also writes opinion editorials for RT.

Syria and Controversies
Bartlett is known for her support of the Syrian Government of President Bashar al-Assad.

Bartlett came to prominence following a press briefing, in which she took part, 9 December 2016, at the United Nations. The video went viral. .

The panel spoke about a variety of issues including the legality of the war in Syria and the need to lift sanctions. Bartlett spoke about her personal experiences, her "interaction one-on-one" with Syrian civilians, including some who had escaped from the rebel controlled eastern area of Aleppo. She spoke about the near 11,000 civilians who had been killed in Aleppo as a result of attacks from the eastern area. She disputed the claims by Médecins Sans Frontières that the Al Quds Hospital, Aleppo had been "destroyed" and "reduced to rubble". . She claimed that sources used by "corporate media" were "not credible", she was critical of the White Helmets, claiming that children were "recycled" in the rescue video footage.

British Television Broadcaster Channel 4 disputed Bartletts claims about Syrian children being "recycled", calling the claims "almost certainly nonsense" and "fiction". . Bartlett, in response, referred to Channel 4's Fact Check as a "fact challenged smear".