On 17 December 2021, a group of masked militiamen of the Revolutionary Youth/RY (locally referred to as Ciwanên Şoreşger) – authorized by the Autonomous Administration in northeastern Syria – attacked…
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In this report, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documents the stories of three detainees who were tortured and/or maltreated in the prisons and detention facilities operated by the Autonomous…
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Human Rights JournalismEditor’s Picks
Northeastern Syria: Complaints about Child Soldiers Falling on the Autonomous Administration’s Deaf Ears
In this brief report, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documents the ongoing recruitment of male and female teenagers in northeastern Syria, which is under the military and administrative control…
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Human Rights Journalism
123 Arrested in “Olive Branch” and “Peace Spring” Strips in October and November 2021
Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documented the arrests of at least 123 people over October and November 2021 from various areas in the “Peace Spring” and “Olive Branch” strips,…
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Human Rights Journalism
Northeastern Syria: Repeated Attacks on Media Offices and Political Party Headquarters
On 24 September 2021, the Turkey-based Kurdish National Council (KNC)—which operates under the mantle of the Syrian Opposition Coalition (SOC)—held protests in several areas across northeastern Syria, decrying the price…
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Human Rights Journalism
Northeastern Syria: The Revolutionary Youth Attacks Journalists and Protestors
On 24 September 2021, members of the self-proclaimed Revolutionary Youth (RY)—locally referred to as Tevgera Ciwanên Şoreşger—attacked a group of protesters that assembled in front of the United Nations’ headquarters…
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Human Rights Journalism
Ain Issa: A Father, His Three Children, Killed in an Artillery Attack by the Elite Army
Four members of the Issa family died and two were injured in the ground shelling on their house in the al-Safawiyeh village, east of Ain Issa city, in the northern…
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Human Rights Journalism
Northeastern Syria: The Autonomous Administration Cracks Down on Journalists
The Internal Security Forces (Asayish) and Anti-Terror Units (YAT) of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)— the military wing of the Autonomous Administration running areas in northeast Syria — arrested four…
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News has spread recently on the killing of Ameen Issa al-Ali ,35, in the prisons of the Autonomous Administration’s internal security forces (Asayish), leading to conflicting images and accounts of…