Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documented the arrests of at least 22 people, including a child and a woman, by members of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) in …
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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 …
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Syria’s Kurdish-majority district of Afrin saw an increase in arrests in June 2021. STJ documented 55 cases of detentions against civilians, among them four children and two women, conducted by …
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Executive Summary Gender-based violence remains rampant 10 years into the Syrian conflict, particularly violence against women. Women continue to be subjected to all forms of violence, including sexual exploitation and …
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Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documented that the Military Police— operated by Turkey-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) — arrested at least 18 people in Syria’s Kurdish-majority region of Afrin …
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Northeastern Syria: 50 Child Soldiers Demobilized, 19 Others Still Commissioned
Recommendations Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) recommends the Autonomous Administration and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF): To demonstrate transparency and full commitment to the agreements signed, either with Geneva …
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Investigative Reports
Afrin: Seizing Real Estate Property After Operation Olive Branch and Operation Peace Spring
Introduction On 20 January 2018, the Turkish Army and supporting forces affiliated with the Syrian National Army (SNA), operating under the Syrian Interim Government of the National Coalition for Syrian …
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Northeastern Syria: Group of Teachers, One Activist Arbitrarily Detained by the Autonomous Administration
Introduction In this report, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documents a series of arbitrary arrests in different areas across northeastern Syria, carried out by security forces affiliated with the …