Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) and the Kurdish Lawyers Union (KLU) express deep concern over reports of the detention of hundreds of people and the loss of contact with …
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Syria/Aleppo: Joint Statement on the Military Escalation in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh Neighborhoods
The undersigned Syrian organizations express their grave concern over the escalation of military operations in the city of Aleppo in northern Syria. They call for an immediate ceasefire, the protection …
- Human Rights JournalismReports
Looted Homes and Risky Return: Extortions and Violations Against Returnees to Afrin After the Regime’s Fall
This publication was funded by the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of Ceasefire/STJ and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union. 1. Introduction With …
- Human Rights JournalismReports
Northern Aleppo: Ongoing Restrictions on Movement and Extortion of Afrin IDPs by Gunmen in Nubl and al-Zahraa
Background In this report, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) monitors a series of violations committed by armed militia groups in the towns of Nubl and al-Al-Zahraa, located in the …
- Human Rights Journalism
Aleppo: Syrian Government Forces Block Essential Supplies to Kurdish Neighbourhoods
Correction: This report was amended on 12 April 2024. The number of primary checkpoints surrounding the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighbourhoods is three, not four, as an earlier version said. …
- Human Rights JournalismInvestigative Reports
Northwestern Syria: Journalists Live in Constant Fear of Assassinations
On 7 October 2022, an armed group assassinated the Syrian media activist Muhammad Abdul Latif, locally known as Muhammad Abu Ghannoum, and his pregnant wife in broad daylight in downtown al-Bab, …
- Human Rights Journalism
Aleppo/Sheikh Maqsoud: Kurdish Family Appeals to the YPG to Demobilize Underage Son
On 13 June 2022, the People’s Protection Units (YPG) operating in Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, in Aleppo city, recruited teenager Muhammad Zakaraya Habash. The boy’s family reported that the YPG then …
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On 2 and 15 February 2022, indiscriminate rocket attacks rocked the cities of al-Bab and A’zaz in northern rural Aleppo, killing 11 civilians and wounding 31 others, including women and …
- Human Rights Journalism
Aleppo: The Syrian Government Denies Basic Foodstuffs to Kurdish Neighborhoods
On 13 March 2022, Syrian government checkpoints began restricting the entry of basic foodstuffs to the Kurdish-majority neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyye in Aleppo. These two neighborhoods are run …