On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the French city of Strasbourg hosted a dialogue entitled “Citizenship and Nationality in Syria: From the 1962 Census to the Challenges of Equality and Equity.” …
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Decades Of Deprivation: The Story Of Khidr And Roken, A Couple’s Search For The “Right To Exist” And Citizenship
by Author FMore than six decades after the exceptional 1962 census, thousands of Syrians classified as “unregistered” (maktoumi al-qayd) continue to face its consequences in their daily lives, from education and employment …
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Decades after the exceptional 1962 census, its repercussions continue to strip Syrian families of their fundamental rights. Walid Sheikhi, a resident of Sîmetkê Ezo in Hasakah Governorate, tells his story …
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Syria: Decree No. 13: Decades of Kurdish Citizenship Deprivation Put to the Test of Remedy and Redress
by Author FThis publication was funded by the European Union, and in partnership with the Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of Syrians for …
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Geneva, Switzerland: STJ’s Full Intervention at the Joint Side Event on Transitional Justice in Syria
by Author FThe Syrian Initiative for Fundamental Rights, in partnership with the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, held a side event on the margins of the 63rd session of the Human …
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Syria: Dialogue Session Examines Nationality Challenges from the Exceptional Census to Legislative Decree No. 13
by Author FOn 21 May 2026, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) held a dialogue session addressing challenges related to nationality in Syria, beginning with the legacy of the 1962 exceptional census …
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“Strangers in Their Own Homeland”: The 1962 al-Hasaka Exceptional Census and the Path to Transitional Justice in Syria
by Author FThis publication was funded by the European Union, and in partnership with the Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of Syrians for …
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I Always Feel That My ‘Citizenship Age’ in My Homeland is Only One Year!
I lived in Syria for thirty years of my life, twenty-nine of them deprived of its nationality —moving between being “Unregistered” (Maktoum) at one time and a “Hasaka Foreigner” (Ajanib) …
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Syria: the UN High Commissioner of Refugees Should Take Steps to Put an End to Statelessness Policies
Syrians for Truth on Justice welcomes the call of the UN High commissioner for Refugees to tackle the issue of statelessness worldwide. We wish to take the opportunity to provide …