Background The government of Syria (GOS) has been for years seizing vast swathes of agricultural land in the countryside of Hama and Idlib provinces in northern Syria through occasional confiscation…
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Human Rights Journalism
Between Reformist Discourse and Actual Repression: How Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham Handled Idlib Protests
Background On 13 September 2024, Idlib Governorate in northwestern Syria witnessed a large-scale wave of protests, held in the city of Idlib, as well as Killi, Binnish, Qurqania, Kafr Takharim…
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Human Rights Journalism
HTS Arbitrarily Withdraws Professional Licenses from Graduates of Syrian Universities Outside its Areas
On 12 May 2024, the Salvation Government of the Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Idlib province, northern Syria, requested the head of the committee responsible for following up on the…
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Human Rights Journalism
Northwest Syria: Syrian-Russian Attacks Killing Civilians and Hammering Critical Infrastructure
“Many fall wounded and dead that day. I do not know their names. Our grief is huge impairing our ability to focus.” With these words, a local of Idlib province,…
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Investigative Reports
Silenced and Defamed: Women’s Organizations in North-Western Syria Under Many Layers of Oppression
Executive Summary This report investigates the primary challenges facing Syrian women’s civil society organizations (CSOs) under the multiple authorities across north-western Syria. Building from the perspectives of women in the…
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Human Rights Journalism
Syria/Idlib: Arbitrary Arrest to Everyone who Refuses to Pay Royalties Under the Pretext of “Collecting Zakat Money”
Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), through the General Authority of Zakat, forces farmers In Idlib to pay levies and taxes on wheat harvest under the pretext of collecting “crops Zakat” money.…
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Taking advantage of Deir ez-Zor’s unrest between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and its Deir ez-Zor Military Council on the one hand and Arab tribes on the other, the Hay’at…
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Human Rights JournalismStories & Testimonies
Syria: Turkish Drone Attacks, Russian Airstrikes Ramped Up in Tandem with Astana Talks
Executive Summary Turkish drone strikes have been alarmingly increasing in frequency in northern Syria over the past three months, hitting targets at ever-diminishing intervals. On 2 August 2023, a Turkish…
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Ninar Khalifa Violent unrest has left Christians in parts of Syria newly under the control of Islamist militants. To protect themselves, they have been forced to accommodate the whims of…