The fall of the Syrian regime marks a critical opportunity to transition from decades of oppression and war to a future based on justice, accountability and democracy. It is also…
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Syria: Legal and Human Rights Implications of Printing Official Documents in Türkiye
1. Background In late December 2024, the Türkiye Gazetesi website reported that the new authorities in Syria, led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, were seeking assistance from Türkiye for various services. This…
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Jindires/Afrin: The Nowruz Murder Trial in the Shadow of Wider Violations and Impunity
On 17 January 2024, al-Ra’i Courthouse issued nine different sentences against individuals involved in the killing of four Kurds—all from the same family—in Jindires town in Afrin’s suburbs on the eve of…
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Executive Summary This joint report builds on 40 testimonies and statements collected between March and May 2023 on gross human rights violations in the Afrin region in the extreme northwest…
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The Needs and Priorities of the Victims in Northern Syria and Ways to Seek Justice for Them
Background: The ongoing Syrian conflict since 2011 has affected all joints of life in the country. Parties to the conflict have varied and Syria’s geography has been divided into different…
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151 Organizations Denounce Military Escalation and Targeting Infrastructure in Syria and Call for Their Immediate Cessation
The signatory Syrian organizations express their strong condemnation for the increase of hostilities across Syria since the early hours of Thursday morning, October 5, 2023, and call on the UN…
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On 27 August 2023, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced in a statement published on their official website the launch of Operation “Security Reinforcement” in areas they control in Deir…
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“Al-Bab’s Thirsty”: Is the Syrian Government Using Dehydration as a Punishment?
Like north-eastern Syria, al-Bab city, north of Aleppo, is in the throes of an acute water crisis. In June 2023, the city’s residents held a protest under the slogan al-Bab ‘Atsha (al-Bab’s…