On the 9th anniversary of the chemical massacre in Ghouta in the countryside of Damascus, in which more than a thousand civilians died of asphyxiation, while thousands inhaled toxic gases,…
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Legal reports
Syria: Understanding the Higher Judicial Committee for Elections’ Inadequacy in Supervising Constitutional Obligations
Introduction Due to the domination of the Executive Branch and its constant interference in the designation of the Higher Judicial Committee for Elections in Syria, the Committee is unable to…
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Legal reports
The Supreme Constitutional Court in Syria: A Formal Independent Tool in the Hands of the President
Introduction On May 16, 2022, the Syrian President Bashar Al Assad issued the Decree No. 127 of 2022 stipulating the renomination of the head of the Syrian Supreme Constitutional Court…
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Human Rights Journalism
Northern Syria: Clashes Between Opposition Factions Lead to the Permanent Presence of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Afrin
Recent clashes between the Levant Front/al-Jabha al-Shamiya and the 32nd Division – Ahrar al-Sham sector has allowed Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which controls the remaining areas in Idlib Governorate, to…
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Executive Summary: On 19 July 2022, the European Union (EU) announced in its Official Journal (L190) that Cham Wings Airlines was lifted from the list of sanctions imposed on 2…
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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…
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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…