Executive Summary The Syrian government released two batches of detainees from Daraa province during February and March 2021. On 8 February 2021, the government released the first batch of detainees,…
Arrests
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Human Rights Journalism
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Executive Summary Hostilities forced Samar al-Hasan, 40, and her family to flee their home in Ma’arrat al-Nu’man city and settle in a makeshift camp in Harem city, within rural Idlib…
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Five out of seven areas in Syria’s Kurdish-majority district of Afrin witnessed arrests conducted by the Military Police of the Turkey-supported Syrian National Army (SNA). 46 people were arrested, ten…
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Investigative ReportsPress releases & statements
Northeastern Syria: Group of Teachers, One Activist Arbitrarily Detained by the Autonomous Administration
Introduction In this report, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documents a series of arbitrary arrests in different areas across northeastern Syria, carried out by security forces affiliated with the…
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Human Rights Journalism
Security Services of the Autonomous Administration Carry out Family Arrests in Aleppo and Raqqa Provinces
The Manbij Military Council, affiliated with the Autonomous Administration, arrested nine members of the Ibo family, including five children, on different dates in January and March 2021. The military council…
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Cases of arrests and disappearances escalated during January and February 2021 in Syria’s Kurdish-majority Afrin region. Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) verified the arrest of no less than 144…
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Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) confirmed that at least 38 arrests were carried out by the Opposition-Syrian National Army (SNA) and groups affiliated with them in Ras al-Ayen/Serê Kaniyê…
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Investigative Reports
“My Mother still Hopes He’s Alive”: Dozens of Syrian Families Told their Detained Loved Ones are Dead
Executive Summary Many Syrian families were horrified to learn that their beloved ones have died in the detention facilities of the Syrian security services, some of whom were detained and…
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Throughout 2020, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) has documented the arrests, detentions, and forced disappearances carried out across the Syrian/Kurdish Afrin region, as perpetrated by armed groups and security…