Executive Summary Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documented the arrest of at least 311 people, including 12 women and a child, from the Kurdish-majority city of Afrin. The arrests …
Syria
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Investigative Reports
Syria: Continued Violations and Opposition Intra-Factional Clashes in “Safe Areas”
Executive Summary “When the shooting started on the street, I panicked. I saw bullets flying around me, and I was extremely scared. I tried to run away and hide. Then …
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Investigative Reports
Syria: The Power of the Executive Branch and its Security Organs Make Judicial Immunity Ineffective
On 27 May 2022, a video went viral on social media of a Syrian judge appealing to President Bashar Al-Assad to relieve her from a case trumped-up against her by …
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Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documented the recruitment of at least 29 male and female teenagers in the areas held by the Autonomous Administration, within the provinces of Aleppo …
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Press releases & statements
An Intervention During the Oral Update of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry
On 29 June 2022, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) joined 8 other international organizations in presenting an intervention to the UN Human Rights Council during the oral update of …
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Introduction Since early 2022, the Turkish government has been enforcing harsher persecution and deportation measures against asylum seekers, especially Syrian refugees, arbitrarily detaining hundreds of them. Along with these measures, …
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In the wake of the global food crisis, STJ is concerned about reports that stolen grains are being sold, potentially contributing to food insecurity. The ongoing war in Ukraine puts …
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Human Rights Journalism
Northeastern Syria/Amuda: One Adult and Two Minors Tortured by Turkish Border Guards
On Wednesday evening, 22 June 2022, a young man and two minors tried to access Turkey illegally. They took a smuggling route across from the Kurdish-majority town of Amuda, located …
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Human Rights Journalism
Northern Syria: Explosion of Weapons Depot in a Residential Area Raises Demands to Protect Civilians
On 1 June 2022, around 10:30 PM, a huge blast occurred in a weapons depot in a military base of the Sham Legion/Faylaq al-Sham group of the Syrian National Army …