On March 30, 2021, the U.S. released its 2020 Syria Human Rights report. The report comes on the heels of the 5th Brussels Conference on “The Future of Syria and …
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Press releases & statements
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Investigative Reports
“Blind Revenge”: Cemeteries and Religious Shrines Vandalized by Parties to Syrian Conflict
Executive Summary Over the last few years, parties in the Syrian conflict vandalized and destroyed several cemeteries, historic sites, and religious objects. In some cases, actors carried out the violence …
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Human Rights Journalism
Idlib: Two Children, One Young Man Shot Dead by Turkish Border Guards in Early 2021
Turkish border guard’s (Gendarmerie) shot and killed two children and a young man in January and February 2021. Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documented that a child was shot …
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Cases of arrests and disappearances escalated during January and February 2021 in Syria’s Kurdish-majority Afrin region. Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) verified the arrest of no less than 144 …
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Human Rights Journalism
Syrian Mercenaries in Libya: Fraudster Commanders and Recruits Involved in Serious Violations
Introduction Commanders of the Syrian National Army (SNA)—backed by Turkey and affiliated with the Syrian opposition—arbitrarily deprived Syrian recruits of parts of their salaries, which they are paid in return …
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Executive Summary This report documents 12 incidents of crop thefts and confiscations and six incidents of forcible expropriation/seizure of lands across the Operation Peace Spring territories. These incidents have occurred …
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Human Rights JournalismEditor’s Picks
Syria-Libya: Child Soldiers Stranded at Mitiga International Airport
Since late 2019, Syrian fighters have been recruited to join the war in Libya as mercenaries within the ranks of the Government of National Accord (GNA), led by Fayez al-Sarraj …
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Human Rights Journalism
Afrin: Clashes between Jaysh al-Islam and al-Jabha al-Shamiya lead to civilian deaths
On 13 February 2021, Afrin city witnessed violent armed clashes with light and medium weapons between the al-Jabha al-Shamiya/Levant Front and the Jaysh al-Islam/al-Islam Army (hereinafter the Army and the …
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Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) confirmed that at least 38 arrests were carried out by the Opposition-Syrian National Army (SNA) and groups affiliated with them in Ras al-Ayen/Serê Kaniyê …