Background On 11 January 2011, the United Nations (UN) Security Council issued Resolution 2504, relative to UN aid delivery to Syria. The resolution put another political tool in the hands …
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Syria: The President Enforces Death Sentences through a Formal Pardon Committee
On 21 April 2022, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued Legislative Decree No. 108 of 2022 ordering the reconstitution of the Special Pardon Committee in Syria’s Ministry of Justice. The Decree …
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Syria: Amnesty Decree No.7 is an Inadequate Step Considering Law No. 19 and the Counter-Terrorism Court
On 30 April 2022, the Syrian regime issued Legislative Decree No. 7 of 2022, granting a general amnesty for crimes of “terrorism” committed by Syrians before the date. The decree …
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Aleppo: The Syrian Government Denies Basic Foodstuffs to Kurdish Neighborhoods
On 13 March 2022, Syrian government checkpoints began restricting the entry of basic foodstuffs to the Kurdish-majority neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyye in Aleppo. These two neighborhoods are run …
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Ukraine: Wagner Group Begins Relocating Syrian Fighters from Libya to Russia
Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) obtained verified information from several highly reliable sources, which confirm that a Syrian security company that works as a local proxy for the Russian …
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Syria: The Legacy of Fayez al-Nouri— Thousands of Unjust Verdicts against Ba’athist Agenda Opponents
On 10 February 2022, al-Bu Arafat Clan—consisting of Al Haza’ (Haza’ Household), and al-Ubaid clan (al-Shaher)— consisting of Al al-Arab (al-Arab Household), in Syria, Iraq and the diaspora, mourned the …
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Damascus Countryside: Deir al-Asafir Receives Death Notifications of 46 Detained Locals
On 19 February 2022, the General Security Directorate (State Security Service) handed the Mayor ‘Mukhtar’ of Deir al-Asafir[1] village a list of 46 names of detainees who died inside its …
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Syria: Seven Female Homicides Recorded in January & February 2022
In January and February 2022, Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) documented seven female homicides cases, including the murder of a young girl. Six of the recorded murders took place …
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Syria: The Consequences of New Urban Plans in Alhajar Al Aswad, Sbeneh, Jaramana, and Yalda
On October 4 2021, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) published a news story about “New urban schemes for Alhajar Al Aswad, Sbeneh, Jaramana and Yalda” stating that Rif Dimashq …