In May 2022, Brussels will host the sixth annual Brussels Conference. Organized by the European Union, the Brussels Conference raises vital funds for the humanitarian support of Syrians, provides a…
Seizure of Property
-
-
Executive Summary The General Secretariat of Hama Province announced they were accepting applications for public auctions, which offer for investment the al-Slaikh (rain-fed) farmlands in the areas across Salamiyah, Suran…
-
Human Rights JournalismEditor’s Picks
Afrin: A Kuwaiti Funded School Built on the Ruins of the Yazidi Cultural Union
On 29 June 2020, Afrin’s local council, operating under the Syrian Interim Government, announced it was laying the foundation stones for a new school on the ruins of the Yazidi…
-
Investigative ReportsEditor’s Picks
“I Had Property and They Stole it From Me!” – Decree No. 66: The Primary Legal Pretext for Property Annexations in Syria
On 25 January 2022, a video sent shockwaves across the internet, refueling the controversy over the large-scale property seizures the Syrian government (SG) is carrying out under the guise of…
-
Investigative ReportsEditor’s Picks
Northeast Syria: More than 120 People Disappeared Following Operation Peace Spring
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…
-
Eleven years ago, thousands of Syrians joined peaceful protests across the country. What began as a hopeful call for democracy has been turned into what the United Nations Independent International…
-
In 2011, sweeping anti-government protests empowered the Syrian people to push boundaries and begin conversations about freedom in Syria. These conversations triggered Syrians to question the various policies, laws, and…
-
Editor’s PicksInvestigative Reports
Syria: The Consequences of New Urban Plans in Alhajar Al Aswad, Sbeneh, Jaramana, and Yalda
On October 4 2021, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) published a news story about “New urban schemes for Alhajar Al Aswad, Sbeneh, Jaramana and Yalda” stating that Rif Dimashq…
-
Facts TrackerEditor’s Picks
Housing Images Falsely Circulated to be of Illegal Construction in Syria’s Afrin
On 31 January 2022, public and personal Facebook and Twitter accounts, mostly Kurdish, circulated alleged news on a Palestinian organization building villages for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Syria’s Kurdish-majority…