The Attack Against Al-Shifaa Hospital On 12 June 2021, at approximately 7:00 PM Syria local time, several artillery rockets struck al-Shifaa Hospital[1] in the city of Afrin, controlled by Turkey…
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Syria: 52 Arrested in “Olive Branch” and “Peace Spring Strips” in September 2021
by z.ujayliSyrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documented the arrests of at least 52 people throughout September 2021 in Afrin, Ras al-Ayn/Serê Kaniyê and Tal Abyad, which are controlled by the…
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A Complaint to the UN Working Groups and Rapporteurs Addressing Enforced Disappearances in Afrin, Syria
by z.ujayliEvery month, field researchers with Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) record the number and names of people arbitrarily arrested and disappeared by the Turkish-backed Military and Civil Police in…
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Syria: 108 arrested in Olive Branch and Peace Spring Strips in August 2021
by z.ujayliSyrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documented the arrest of at least 108 persons in August 2021. The arrests concentrated in the areas of Afrin, Ras al-Ayn/Serê Kaniyê and Tal…
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Syria: Three Women Murdered; Their Killers Remain at Large
by z.ujayliSyrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documented the murder of three women over June and July 2021 in the areas controlled by the opposition’s Syrian National Army (SNA) and their…
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Northern Syria: A Joint Report for the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review
by z.ujayliEvery five years, the United Nations reviews the human rights situation its 193 member states through a process called The Universal Periodic Review (UPR). This year, The Advocates for Human…
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Afrin: 22 People Arrested in July 2021, Including a Woman and Child
by z.ujayliSyrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documented the arrests of at least 22 people, including a child and a woman, by members of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) in…
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Syria: Did Turkey Really Discover a “Mass Grave” in Afrin?
by z.ujayliBackground The Turkish Ministry of Defense posted two tweets on their official Twitter account on 14 July 2021. In the first tweet, the ministry claimed that “another war crime came…
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Syria’s Kurdish-majority district of Afrin saw an increase in arrests in June 2021. STJ documented 55 cases of detentions against civilians, among them four children and two women, conducted by…