1. Executive Summary This in-depth investigation documents recurring patterns of gross human rights violations, including extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests, torture and degrading treatment, looting of property, sectarian discrimination, and hate …
Syria
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Investigative ReportsEditor’s Picks
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ReportsHuman Rights Journalism
“I Carried My Mother’s Remains, Her Limbs Scattered on the Ground”: The Bombing of Mar Elias Church in Dweilaa and the Limited Official Response
This publication was funded by the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of (Ceasefire centre for civilian rights/STJ) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European …
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ReportsHuman Rights Journalism
A Critical Examination of Syria’s Religious Landscape After the Regime’s Fall: Exclusion, Extremism, and Coercion
Note: The report was updated on 25 July 2025, with some information added and amended. 1. Introduction Since the fall of the Assad regime on 8 December 2024 and the …
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Press releases & statements
Syria: As-Suwayda: 65 Civil Society Organizations Call for Immediate End to Violence and Protection of Civilians
The undersigned organizations express deep concern over the escalation of hostilities in As-Suwayda governorate, a predominantly Druze area in southern Syria. The outbreak of violence has been accompanied by widespread …
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Human Rights JournalismReports
Syria: Testimonies Reveal the Continued Restriction of the Right to Movement Despite the Decision to Lift Travel Bans
1. Introduction: Following the collapse of the Assad regime in December 2024 and the rise of the new transitional government, the latter pledged to abolish the repressive security practices associated …
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Human Rights JournalismEditor’s PicksReports
Syria: Documentation of Enforced Disappearances and Arbitrary Arrests in the al-Qadam Neighborhood of Damascus
This publication was funded by the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of Ceasefire/STJ and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union. 1. Executive Summary …
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Human Rights JournalismEditor’s PicksReports
Syria/Homs: Violations Against Civilians Amid Lack of Effective Complaint and Redress Mechanisms
1. Introduction Following the collapse of the Syrian regime on 8 December 2024, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documented several abduction cases in various areas of Homs Governorate. The …
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Human Rights JournalismEditor’s PicksReports
Syria: Arbitrary and Extrajudicial Killings Target Civilians Ahead of Coastal Violence
1. Introduction After the fall of the Syrian regime in December 2024, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documented several extrajudicial killings of civilians, including two children and a woman. …
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Human Rights JournalismEditor’s PicksReports
STJ Submits Report on Cases of Home Seizures and Arbitrary Evictions of Homeowners in al-Dimas in Damascus Countryside
1. Summary: On 24 April 2025, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) submitted an official report to the Damascus Countryside Governorate regarding a series of grave violations of real estate …
