In mid-March 2022, the Department of Media of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), also known as Rojava, issued an oral decision forcing those who wish to…
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Syria/Turkey: Turkish Border Guards Escalate Violence Against Syrian Asylum Seekers
by z.ujayliExecutive 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…
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Syria: Casualties in Indiscriminate Attacks on Al-Bab and A’zaz
by z.ujayliOn 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…
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Aleppo: The Syrian Government Denies Basic Foodstuffs to Kurdish Neighborhoods
by z.ujayliOn 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…
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How Can Folk Cultures Contribute Towards the Vision of a Pluralistic Syria?
by z.ujayliIntroduction In mid-2021, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched Tanaghum Project in Syria’s Latakia province. The project aimed at supporting peace and community cohesion through music. In the context…
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Northern Syria: Families Plead for News as Dozens of People Go Missing Monthly
by z.ujayliFor 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…
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Northeast Syria: More than 120 People Disappeared Following Operation Peace Spring
by z.ujayliExecutive 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…
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Deir ez-Zor: Individual and Collective Arrests in February 2022
by z.ujayliIn 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…
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Syria: Seven Female Homicides Recorded in January & February 2022
by z.ujayliIn January and February 2022, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documented seven female homicides cases, including the murder of a young girl. Six of the recorded murders took place…