Arrests

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 …

Introduction From 16 to 19 May 2015, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons visited the Syrian Arab Republic. His report (No. A/HRC/32/35/Add.2) on the visit …

On 10 February 2022, al-Bu Arafat Clan—consisting of Al Haza’ (Haza’ Household), and al-Ubaid clan (al-Shaher)— consisting of Al al-Arab (al-Arab Household), in Syria, Iraq and the diaspora, mourned the …

On 19 February 2022, the General Security Directorate (State Security Service) handed the Mayor ‘Mukhtar’ of Deir al-Asafir[1] village a list of 46 names of detainees who died inside its …

In February 2022, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documented individual and collective arrest drives in Deir ez-Zor province, all led by security services affiliated with the Autonomous Administration. Covering …

In February 2022, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documented the deaths of two civilians in Idlib province, in northern Syria, which is controlled by the military faction Hayat Tahrir …

With the start of the Russian invasion into Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the Syrian mainstream witnessed a split of opinion: some advocated the Russian military operations, others decried the …

On 3 February 2022, Tajammu Ahrar al-Sharqiya/Gathering of Free Men of the East, which operates under the Syrian National Army (SNA), issued a statement denying responsibility for the death of …

In early 2022, the Turkish government adopted harsher arrest and return measures against Syrian refugees. The procedures were enforced across Turkey, but the cruelty of execution climaxed in Istanbul province. …