Investigative Reports

1. Executive Summary In this comprehensive report, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) examines the systematic and widespread practices of looting and extortion in the Kurdish-majority Afrin/Efrîn region. The report …

Summary In early March 2025, the veneer of stability that marked the first days of post-Assad Syria shattered following deadly insurgent attacks against government forces along the coast by armed …

1. Executive Summary This in-depth investigation documents recurring patterns of gross human rights violations, including extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests, torture and degrading treatment, looting of property, sectarian discrimination, and hate …

Background Since 8 January 2025, 24 civilians have been killed, including three journalists and a theater actor, while more than 200 others have been injured in a series of airstrikes …

1. Executive Summary This in-depth investigation examines the mass dismissal campaigns targeting employees in the Syrian public sector, which took place following the fall of the Assad regime on 8 …

1. Executive Summary This joint investigation conducted by Synergy Association for Victims (Synergy) and Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documents grave human rights violations—including summary (field) executions, arbitrary arrests, …

1. Executive Summary This comprehensive investigation examines various practices that amount to torture and ill-treatment, including physical beatings. These actions are carried out by Turkish police (Polis), private security personnel …

1. Introduction On 4 March 2025, an armed group labeled by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) as belonging to “remnants of pro-Assad militias” targeted a General Security Administration …

Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) contributed to this report by providing first-hand statements collected by our field researchers from locals in the target area. Over twelve years of war …