On 05 May 2022, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) and civil society partners held a side event for Brussels Conference VI. Victims and representatives of Syrian organizations working to …
Turkey
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Press releases & statements
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Investigative Reports
Syria/Turkey: Turkish Border Guards Escalate Violence Against Syrian Asylum Seekers
Executive Summary In the present report, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) will address the abuses meted out to Syrian asylum seekers by the Turkish border guards (Gendarmerie). The report …
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On 2 and 15 February 2022, indiscriminate rocket attacks rocked the cities of al-Bab and A’zaz in northern rural Aleppo, killing 11 civilians and wounding 31 others, including women and …
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Human Rights JournalismEditor’s Picks
Afrin: A Kuwaiti Funded School Built on the Ruins of the Yazidi Cultural Union
On 29 June 2020, Afrin’s local council, operating under the Syrian Interim Government, announced it was laying the foundation stones for a new school on the ruins of the Yazidi …
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On 25 February 2022, local activists posted several photos on social media of a dead body displaying brutal marks of torture. Field researchers with Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) …
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Human Rights JournalismEditor’s Picks
Northern Syria: Families Plead for News as Dozens of People Go Missing Monthly
For years, the provinces of Idlib and Aleppo have been hotspots for disappearances and missing person cases. Dozens of loved persons are reported missing monthly, disappearing under circumstances that often …
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Investigative ReportsEditor’s Picks
Northeast Syria: More than 120 People Disappeared Following Operation Peace Spring
Executive Summary Contrary to its name, Turkey’s Operation Peace Spring, which began 9 October 2019, only brought woes to the people of Syria’s northeast, specifically the area lying between Ras …
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Investigative ReportsEditor’s Picks
Syria/Libya: Complaint to the UN Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries
Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ), the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC), Hevdestî Association for Victims in North and East Syria, and other local Syrian organizations presented an update …
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Human Rights JournalismEditor’s Picks
Ukraine/Syria: New Details About 1000 Fighters Recruited by Armed Opposition Groups
On 4 March 2022, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) published a report verifying information about individual initiatives from fighters and commanders within the factions of the opposition’s Syrian National …