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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- Investigative Reports
Arbitrary Detention and Torture are a Systemic Oppression Policy in Northwestern Syria
Executive Summary In 2018, Turkey launched a military offensive into Syria’s Kurdish-majority city of Afrin. The offensive, code-named ‘Operation Olive Branch’ in reference to a symbol of peace, brought no …
- Press releases & statements
Press release on the situation of Syrian detainees and prisoners in Lebanon
The Lebanese State Security arrested the Syrian refugee Bashar Abdel Saoud on 30 August 2022. Abdel Saoud was tortured to death by a number of officers and soldiers. The victim’s …