Turkey

Executive Summary The presence of Yazidi (Ezidi) communities in Syria and the region dates back to ancient times.[1] As a result of multiple genocides, their once-large communities have diminished and…

Frequent military threats and hostilities across northern Syria continue to wreak havoc on the region, which is home to hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) who fled other…

Executive Summary Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documented the arrest of at least 311 people, including 12 women and a child, from the Kurdish-majority city of Afrin. The arrests…

Executive Summary “When the shooting started on the street, I panicked. I saw bullets flying around me, and I was extremely scared. I tried to run away and hide. Then…

On 29 June 2022, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) joined 8 other international organizations in presenting an intervention to the UN Human Rights Council during the oral update of…

Introduction Since early 2022, the Turkish government has been enforcing harsher persecution and deportation measures against asylum seekers, especially Syrian refugees, arbitrarily detaining hundreds of them. Along with these measures,…

In the wake of the global food crisis, STJ is concerned about reports that stolen grains are being sold, potentially contributing to food insecurity. The ongoing war in Ukraine puts…

On Wednesday evening, 22 June 2022, a young man and two minors tried to access Turkey illegally. They took a smuggling route across from the Kurdish-majority town of Amuda, located…

Executive Summary This investigation sheds light on the various sources financing the Suleiman Shah Brigade (also known as al-Amshat), at a factional level, and its commander, Muhammad al-Jasim (Abu Amsha),…