On 3 February 2022, Tajammu Ahrar al-Sharqiya/Gathering of Free Men of the East, which operates under the Syrian National Army (SNA), issued a statement denying responsibility for the death of …
Torture and Ill treatment
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In early 2022, the Turkish government adopted harsher arrest and return measures against Syrian refugees. The procedures were enforced across Turkey, but the cruelty of execution climaxed in Istanbul province. …
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Human Rights JournalismEditor’s Picks
New evidence in the 2019 murder of Muhammed Bouzan by Ahrar al-Sharqiyah fighters
Written by Alexander McKeever in collaboration with Syrians for Truth & Justice On October 13th, 2019, Syrian National Army (SNA) faction Tajammu‘ Ahrar al-Sharqiyah announced that they had captured the …
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Editor’s PicksInvestigative Reports
Turkey Continues to Forcibly Return Refugees, Ignoring International Warnings that Syria is Still Unsafe
Executive Summary “Fourteen days into detention, they started to take groups of five young men out of prison every day. We did not know what happened to them. On my …
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Southern Syria’s Daraa: Suhaib al-Qauarit Died in the Custody of Security Services
On 8 January 2022, the relatives of Suhaib Muhammad al-Qauarit (46) referred to the Daraa City Civil Registry to inquire into the whereabouts of their son, who has been detained …
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Northeast Syria: Two Men Die from Torture and Medical Negligence
On 22 September 2021, activists circulated a video and photos of a young Syrian man bearing severe marks of torture. The images later discovered to be of Hikmat al-Da’ar, who …
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Throughout 2021, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) has documented arbitrary arrests every month across all seven districts in the Afrin region of Syria, which is currently occupied and controlled …
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Human Rights Journalism
123 Arrested in “Olive Branch” and “Peace Spring” Strips in October and November 2021
Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documented the arrests of at least 123 people over October and November 2021 from various areas in the “Peace Spring” and “Olive Branch” strips, …
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Executive Summary Mona, 17, from the Syrian province of al-Qunaitra, was forced into marriage when she was only 15. The man who her father forced her to marry was infertile, …