Stories and testimonies give a voice to Syrians who suffered violations and wish to share their experience.
As a stateless Syrian Kurd, Hasan is banned from travelling abroad. He even avoids travelling from one governorate to another, because he doesn’t have any official proof of identity except …
Rawda still feels sorry for her three sons, who were not able to pursue education and were deprived of all their civil and political rights. Rawda’s suffering is constant, especially …
Souzda could not accompany her sick mother to Damascus to seek medical treatment, because she is a stateless Syrian Kurd, specifically from the maktumeen[1] category. The suffering of Souzda continues …
Sanad feels sorry for his four children and wonders what their future could be like since they were born stateless. They will not be able to pursue education, to elect …
Firas spent many years working as a porter. As stateless Syrian Kurd from the so-called maktumeen[1] class, he couldn’t get a better job, and is deprived from basic, including civil …
Ali is a stateless Syrian Kurdi, specifically from the maktumin class and has been living in a constant fear of being arrested by the Syrian security service agents for not …
Introduction Taking over vast areas of province[1], the so-called Islamic State[2] aka ISIL started imposing harsh laws and issuing arbitrary sentences against civilians including summary executions, whipping, and stoning to death …
It took Amer so long to meet his wife and reunite with her in Europe, because of his former legal status as a stateless Syrian Kurd, which caused him many …
Just like thousands of other Syrian Kurds, Nareen was deprived of several rights: as a result of the census, carried out in 1962, she did not have a citizenship and …