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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 On 30 March 2022, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued Law No. 16 of 2022, criminalizing torture. According to the Syrian Presidency’s Facebook account, the Anti-Torture law has been …

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), …

STJ cites in the present report information and detailed testimonies on cases of violent acts committed by the Turkish border guards (gendarmerie) against Syrians who tried to cross the border …

This report builds on four exclusive testimonies obtained by Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ), covering gender-based violations perpetrated against internally displaced women. The accounts confirm that the culprits are …

On 18 April 2022, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued Law No. 20 of 2022, relative to cybercrime. The law provides for reorganizing criminal legal rules governing digital crime included in …

On 21 April 2022, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued Legislative Decree No. 108 of 2022 ordering the reconstitution of the Special Pardon Committee in Syria’s Ministry of Justice. The Decree …

The undersigned organizations, representing a diverse collection of Syrian civil society, want to reiterate our unified support for an independent, international, inclusive missing persons mechanism, in line with prior requests …

On 30 April 2022, the Syrian regime issued Legislative Decree No. 7 of 2022, granting a general amnesty for crimes of “terrorism” committed by Syrians before the date. The decree …