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 …
the opposition’s Syrian National Army
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Human Rights Journalism
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Human Rights JournalismStories & Testimonies
Northwest Syria: Local Authorities Attack Journalists, Suffocate Freedom of Expression
Northwest Syria continues to be one of the most dangerous areas for journalists and media workers. In its latest report, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria said that …
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Human Rights JournalismEditor’s PicksStories & Testimonies
Jindires/Afrin: The Nowruz Murder Trial in the Shadow of Wider Violations and Impunity
On 17 January 2024, al-Ra’i Courthouse issued nine different sentences against individuals involved in the killing of four Kurds—all from the same family—in Jindires town in Afrin’s suburbs on the eve of …
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Human Rights JournalismStories & Testimonies
Northwest Syria: Fighters Flog a Man for “Insulting God”
In December 2023, a young man was filmed while being flogged in a public square in al-Bab city, Aleppo’s northern countryside. The flogging “sentence” was carried out by fighters affiliated …
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The Kurdish lady, Malak Eibo, spent her last five years in remote displacement camps, living in agony and sorrow of losing her property in Ali Jaro/Jariya village of Afrin’s Bulbul …
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What is the case about? The criminal complaint filed by ECCHR and Syrians for Truth and justice (STJ) addresses the human rights violations that Islamist armed militias have been committing …
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Press releases & statements
International Crimes in Afrin in northern Syria: Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office must investigate
Berlin, January 18, 2024 – Since 2018, armed militias with the support of Turkey have been committing crimes under international law in Afrin in northern Syria. To address these crimes, …
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Executive Summary This joint report builds on 40 testimonies and statements collected between March and May 2023 on gross human rights violations in the Afrin region in the extreme northwest …
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Executive Summary It has been four years since Operation Peace Spring launched by Türkiye and allied Syrian opposition armed group against Ras al-Ayn/Serê Kaniyê and Tell Abyad/Girê Sipî, north-eastern Syria. …