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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Statement of Condemnation and Call for an Investigation into Attacks on Kurdish Families Returning to Girê Spî / Tell Abyad
by Author FThe organizations signing this statement are following with grave concern the attacks targeting displaced Kurdish families as they returned to the city of Girê Spî / Tell Abyad in the …
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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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United Kingdom/Cambridge: “STJ” Participates in the “SARN 2026” Conference and Presents a Research Paper on “Selective Transitional Justice”
by Author FBassam Alahmad, co-founder and Executive Director of “Syrians for Truth and Justice”, participated in the annual international conference of the Syrian Academics and Researchers’ Network in the UK (SARN 2026), …
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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: Urgent Joint Letter to the UN Special Procedures on Barriers to Return to Ras al-Ain/Serê Kaniyê and Tel Abyad
by Author FTo the attention of the Mandate Holders: The Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons; The Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing; The Special Rapporteur …
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Syria: Facts and Recommendations on the “Arab Belt” Project 52 Years Later
by Author F1. Background The project, commonly known as the “Arab Belt,” is one of the most prominent examples of “demographic engineering” carried out in Syria before 2011. Although the project’s practical …