On 10 June 2024, security agencies believed to be affiliated with the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) detained a Syrian Kurdish media worker and transferred her to …
Syria
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Press releases & statements
Civil Society Organizations Call on the EU to Stop Funding and Endorsing Rights Violations Against Syrian Refugees in Türkiye
The undersigned organizations – representing a diverse collection of civil society – raise serious concerns regarding the sharp rise in anti-Syrian sentiment and accompanying violence in Türkiye. The actions carried …
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Human Rights Journalism
Northwest Syria: Local Authorities Arrest 15 Syrians for Protesting near a Turkish Convoy
On 16 June 2024, local authorities in the Aleppo countryside, northern Syria, released eight individuals who had been arbitrarily detained for nearly four months in the central military prison in …
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Press releases & statements
Escalation of Threats and Violence Against Syrian Refugees in Turkey: An Urgent Call to Protect Human Rights
In recent days, Türkiye has witnessed campaigns of incitement and violence against Syrian refugees, affecting all Syrians and their properties. These incidents began in the city of Kayseri and have …
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Legal reports
Syria: Input to the Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Administrative Measures in Counter Terrorism
Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) submits this paper in response to the call for input announced by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to its …
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Press releases & statements
In the Absence of Accountability: Torture as a Systematic Policy in Northern Syria
Diyar was fortunate enough to survive torture at the hands of Turkish intelligence forces in the opposition Syrian National Army (SNA)-run prisons located in Afrin. He, then, decided to displace …
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Investigative Reports
“As If an Earthquake Had Struck”: Turkish Airstrikes Are Killing Life in Northeast Syria
Executive Summary Over the last quarter of 2023 and January 2024, the Turkish Armed Forces launched three air campaigns into northeast Syria, targeting critical civilian infrastructure across the region. The …
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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
Afrin: Repeated Assaults Against Kurdish Students and Minors for Motives Believed to be Discriminatory
Since the beginning of 2024, cases of assault against Kurdish minors, adolescents, and students have been repeated in Afrin. Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) managed to verify no less …