The undersigned organizations, representing a diverse collection of Syrian civil society, want to reiterate our unified support for an independent, international, inclusive missing persons mechanism, in line with prior requests…
Executive Summary In the present report, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) will address the abuses meted out to Syrian asylum seekers by the Turkish border guards (Gendarmerie). The report…
On 25 February 2022, local activists posted several photos on social media of a dead body displaying brutal marks of torture. Field researchers with Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ)…
For years, the provinces of Idlib and Aleppo have been hotspots for disappearances and missing person cases. Dozens of loved persons are reported missing monthly, disappearing under circumstances that often…
Executive Summary Contrary to its name, Turkey’s Operation Peace Spring, which began 9 October 2019, only brought woes to the people of Syria’s northeast, specifically the area lying between Ras…
On 10 February 2022, al-Bu Arafat Clan—consisting of Al Haza’ (Haza’ Household), and al-Ubaid clan (al-Shaher)— consisting of Al al-Arab (al-Arab Household), in Syria, Iraq and the diaspora, mourned the…
On 19 February 2022, the General Security Directorate (State Security Service) handed the Mayor ‘Mukhtar’ of Deir al-Asafir[1] village a list of 46 names of detainees who died inside its…
In February 2022, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documented individual and collective arrest drives in Deir ez-Zor province, all led by security services affiliated with the Autonomous Administration. Covering…
In February 2022, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documented the deaths of two civilians in Idlib province, in northern Syria, which is controlled by the military faction Hayat Tahrir…