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 …
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)
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Human Rights JournalismEditor’s Picks
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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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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 …
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Editor’s PicksInvestigative Reports
Turkey Continues to Forcibly Return Refugees, Ignoring International Warnings that Syria is Still Unsafe
Executive Summary “Fourteen days into detention, they started to take groups of five young men out of prison every day. We did not know what happened to them. On my …
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Press releases & statements
A Complaint to Three UN Special Rapporteurs Addressing the Destruction of Graves and Cemeteries by Various Parties to the Syrian Conflict
Over the last few years, parties in the Syrian conflict vandalized and destroyed several cemeteries, historic sites, and religious objects. In some cases, actors carried out the violence for revenge. …
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Human Rights Journalism
Southern Syria: Military operations displace hundreds, leading to smuggling and abduction operations
The military campaign in southern Syria, especially in Daraa province, during June, July and August 2021, forcibly displaced of thousands of people from their original places of residence to safer …
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Syrians 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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Human Rights Journalism
Syria: Islamic and Military Entities Celebrate “Taliban’s Victory” in Afghanistan
On 15 August 2021, the Taliban swept into the presidential palace of the Afghani capital Kabul, nearly 20 years after they were thwarted by a US-led international coalition. In Syria, …
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Russian and Syrian government forces escalated their artillery attacks on Idlib province in early June 2021. This recent violent bombing campaign continued to the end of July 2021 and killed …