{"id":2528,"date":"2019-05-08T21:35:33","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T18:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/?page_id=2528"},"modified":"2026-01-31T13:54:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T10:54:43","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]            <div id=\"pencifeatured_cat_71337\" class=\"penci-featured-cat-sc\">\n\t\t\t\t                    <section class=\"home-featured-cat mag-cat-style-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"penci-border-arrow penci-homepage-title penci-magazine-title style-5 pcalign-left pciconp-right pcicon-right\">\n                                <h3 class=\"inner-arrow\">\n                                    <span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/human-rights-journalism\/\">HUMAN RIGHTS JOURNALISM<\/a>                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"home-featured-cat-wrapper\">\n                            <div class=\"home-featured-cat-content pwf-id-default style-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                    <ul class=\"penci-grid penci-grid-maglayout penci-fea-cat-style-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"grid-style\">\n    <article id=\"post-30628\" class=\"item hentry\">\n\t\t            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy\"\n                       data-bgset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Header-WEBSITE-en-585x390.jpg\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/pathways-to-criminal-accountability-in-syria\/\"\n                       title=\"Pathways to Criminal Accountability in Syria\">\n                    <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"grid-header-box\">\n\n            <h2 class=\"grid-title entry-title\"><a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/pathways-to-criminal-accountability-in-syria\/\">Pathways to Criminal Accountability in Syria<\/a>\n            <\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-05-14T12:11:24+03:00\">May 14, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\n\t\t            <div class=\"item-content entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1. Executive Summary After more than five decades of authoritarian rule and fourteen years of devastating conflict, Syria faces the monumental task of confronting &#8230;<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-url url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/author\/fatmah-burhan\/\">Author F<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-05-14T12:11:24+03:00\">May 14, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"grid-style\">\n    <article id=\"post-30612\" class=\"item hentry\">\n\t\t            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy\"\n                       data-bgset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Al-Suqaylabiyah-Hama_-Mass-Violence-in-March-2026-585x390.jpg\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/al-suqaylabiyah-hama-mass-violence-in-march-2026-violations-and-a-reconciliation-process-that-ignores-rights\/\"\n                       title=\"Al-Suqaylabiyah\/Hama: Mass Violence in March 2026, Violations, and a Reconciliation Process that Ignores Rights\">\n                    <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"grid-header-box\">\n\n            <h2 class=\"grid-title entry-title\"><a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/al-suqaylabiyah-hama-mass-violence-in-march-2026-violations-and-a-reconciliation-process-that-ignores-rights\/\">Al-Suqaylabiyah\/Hama: Mass Violence in March 2026, Violations, and a Reconciliation Process that Ignores Rights<\/a>\n            <\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-05-13T14:48:44+03:00\">May 13, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\n\t\t            <div class=\"item-content entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This publication was funded by the European Union, and in partnership with the Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights. The contents of this publication are the &#8230;<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-url url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/author\/fatmah-burhan\/\">Author F<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-05-13T14:48:44+03:00\">May 13, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"grid-style\">\n    <article id=\"post-30503\" class=\"item hentry\">\n\t\t            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy\"\n                       data-bgset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Syria_Nowruz-2026_-Attacks-on-Kurds-Humiliation-of-Symbols-and-Security-Failure-to-Protect-Civilians-585x390.jpg\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/syria-nowruz-2026-attacks-on-kurds-humiliation-of-symbols-and-security-failure-to-protect-civilians\/\"\n                       title=\"Syria\/Nowruz 2026: Attacks on Kurds, Humiliation of Symbols, and Security Failure to Protect Civilians\">\n                    <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"grid-header-box\">\n\n            <h2 class=\"grid-title entry-title\"><a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/syria-nowruz-2026-attacks-on-kurds-humiliation-of-symbols-and-security-failure-to-protect-civilians\/\">Syria\/Nowruz 2026: Attacks on Kurds, Humiliation of Symbols, and Security Failure to Protect Civilians<\/a>\n            <\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-27T13:37:01+03:00\">April 27, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\n\t\t            <div class=\"item-content entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This publication was funded by the European Union, and in partnership with the Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights. The contents of this publication are the &#8230;<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-url url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/author\/fatmah-burhan\/\">Author F<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-27T13:37:01+03:00\">April 27, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"grid-style\">\n    <article id=\"post-30475\" class=\"item hentry\">\n\t\t            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy\"\n                       data-bgset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Syrias-Transition_-An-Analysis-of-Selected-Decisions-and-Decrees-Issued-in-20251-585x390.jpg\"\n                       href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/syrias-transition-an-analysis-of-selected-decisions-and-decrees-issued-in-2025\/\"\n                       title=\"Syria\u2019s Transition: An Analysis of Selected Decisions and Decrees Issued in 2025\">\n                    <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"grid-header-box\">\n\n            <h2 class=\"grid-title entry-title\"><a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/syrias-transition-an-analysis-of-selected-decisions-and-decrees-issued-in-2025\/\">Syria\u2019s Transition: An Analysis of Selected Decisions and Decrees Issued in 2025<\/a>\n            <\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-21T11:02:18+03:00\">April 21, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\n\t\t            <div class=\"item-content entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This work was produced with the support of the European Union and in partnership with the Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights. The contents of this &#8230;<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-url url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/author\/fatmah-burhan\/\">Author F<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-21T11:02:18+03:00\">April 21, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/article>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                    <\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/section>\n\t\t\t\n            <\/div><!-- penci-featured-cat-sc -->\n\t\t\t            <style>\n                            <\/style>\n\t\t\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]            <div id=\"pencifeatured_cat_35591\" class=\"penci-featured-cat-sc\">\n\t\t\t\t                    <section class=\"home-featured-cat mag-cat-style-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"penci-border-arrow penci-homepage-title penci-magazine-title style-5 pcalign-left pciconp-right pcicon-right\">\n                                <h3 class=\"inner-arrow\">\n                                    <span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/investigative-reports\/\">Investigative Reports<\/a>                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"home-featured-cat-wrapper\">\n                            <div class=\"home-featured-cat-content pwf-id-default style-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                    <ul class=\"penci-grid penci-grid-maglayout penci-fea-cat-style-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"list-post\">\n    <article id=\"post-30529\" class=\"item hentry\">\n\t\t                <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy\"\n                           data-bgset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Behind-Closed-Doors-Afrins-People-Between-Detention-and-Denial-1-585x390.jpg\"\n                           href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/behind-closed-doors-afrins-people-between-detention-and-denial\/\"\n                           title=\"Behind Closed Doors: Afrin\u2019s People Between Detention and Denial\">\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n            <div class=\"content-list-right content-list-center\">\n                <div class=\"header-list-style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"cat\"><a style=\"\" class=\"penci-cat-name penci-cat-2\" href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/investigative-reports\/\"  rel=\"category tag\"><span style=\"\">Investigative Reports<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n                    <h2 class=\"grid-title entry-title\"><a\n                                href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/behind-closed-doors-afrins-people-between-detention-and-denial\/\">Behind Closed Doors: Afrin\u2019s People Between Detention and Denial<\/a>\n                    <\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-05-06T07:02:34+03:00\">May 6, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"item-content entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1. Executive Summary This report presents a detailed, evidence-based account of a systematic pattern of grave human rights violations in Afrin and its surrounding areas, &#8230;<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-url url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/author\/fatmah-burhan\/\">Author F<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-05-06T07:02:34+03:00\">May 6, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-post\">\n    <article id=\"post-29960\" class=\"item hentry\">\n\t\t                <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy\"\n                           data-bgset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/STJ-HRW-3-1170x619-1-585x390.jpg\"\n                           href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/are-you-alawi-2\/\"\n                           title=\"\u201cAre you Alawi?\u201d\">\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n            <div class=\"content-list-right content-list-center\">\n                <div class=\"header-list-style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"cat\"><a style=\"\" class=\"penci-cat-name penci-cat-2\" href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/investigative-reports\/\"  rel=\"category tag\"><span style=\"\">Investigative Reports<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n                    <h2 class=\"grid-title entry-title\"><a\n                                href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/are-you-alawi-2\/\">\u201cAre you Alawi?\u201d<\/a>\n                    <\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-25T14:35:35+03:00\">February 25, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"item-content entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Summary In early March 2025, the veneer of stability that marked the first days of post-Assad Syria shattered following deadly insurgent attacks against government forces &#8230;<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-url url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/author\/fatmah-burhan\/\">Author F<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-25T14:35:35+03:00\">February 25, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"list-post\">\n    <article id=\"post-29936\" class=\"item hentry\">\n\t\t                <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy\"\n                           data-bgset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Abduction_Syria-585x390.jpg\"\n                           href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/abduction-in-syria-alawite-women-most-targeted-amidst-transitional-government-inaction\/\"\n                           title=\"Abduction in Syria: Alawite Women Most Targeted Amidst Transitional Government Inaction\">\n                        <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n            <div class=\"content-list-right content-list-center\">\n                <div class=\"header-list-style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"cat\"><a style=\"\" class=\"penci-cat-name penci-cat-2\" href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/investigative-reports\/\"  rel=\"category tag\"><span style=\"\">Investigative Reports<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n                    <h2 class=\"grid-title entry-title\"><a\n                                href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/abduction-in-syria-alawite-women-most-targeted-amidst-transitional-government-inaction\/\">Abduction in Syria: Alawite Women Most Targeted Amidst Transitional Government Inaction<\/a>\n                    <\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-23T07:02:46+03:00\">February 23, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"item-content entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1. Executive Summary This detailed investigation by Syrians for Truth and Justice (STJ) describes a series of abductions targeting civilian men and women, mainly from &#8230;<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-url url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/author\/fatmah-burhan\/\">Author F<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-02-23T07:02:46+03:00\">February 23, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/article>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                    <\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/section>\n\t\t\t\n            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class=\"home-featured-cat-content pwf-id-default style-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mag-post-box hentry first-post\">\n    <div class=\"magcat-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t            <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy\"\n               data-bgset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Syria-Joint-statement-on-restricting-the-use-of-the-Kurdish-language-in-the-public-sphere-2-Eng1-585x390.jpg\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/syria-joint-statement-on-restrictions-on-the-use-of-the-kurdish-language-in-public-space\/\" title=\"Syria: Joint Statement on Restrictions on the Use of the Kurdish Language in Public Space\"><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"magcat-detail\">\n\t\t        <div class=\"mag-header\">            <h3 class=\"magcat-titlte entry-title\"><a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/syria-joint-statement-on-restrictions-on-the-use-of-the-kurdish-language-in-public-space\/\">Syria: Joint Statement on Restrictions on the Use of the Kurdish Language in Public Space<\/a>\n            <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta mag-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-05-11T18:25:30+03:00\">May 11, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t            <div class=\"mag-excerpt entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The undersigned Syrian organizations are following with deep concern and strong condemnation the attempts by the transitional authorities in Damascus to restrict the use of &#8230;<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-url url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/author\/fatmah-burhan\/\">Author F<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-05-11T18:25:30+03:00\">May 11, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mag-post-box hentry\">\n    <div class=\"magcat-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t            <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy small-fix-size\"\n               data-bgset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5126-edit-3-585x390.jpg\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/statement-on-the-engagement-of-the-imf-and-the-world-bank-in-syria\/\" title=\"Statement on the Engagement of the IMF and the World Bank in Syria\"><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"magcat-detail\">\n\t\t            <h3 class=\"magcat-titlte entry-title\"><a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/statement-on-the-engagement-of-the-imf-and-the-world-bank-in-syria\/\">Statement on the Engagement of the IMF and the World Bank in Syria<\/a>\n            <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta mag-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-05-06T23:02:32+03:00\">May 6, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-url url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/author\/fatmah-burhan\/\">Author F<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-05-06T23:02:32+03:00\">May 6, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mag-post-box hentry\">\n    <div class=\"magcat-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t            <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy small-fix-size\"\n               data-bgset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Position-Paper-\u2013-On-the-Transitional-Justice-Process-and-Cooperation-with-the-National-Transitional-Justice-Commission-585x390.jpg\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/position-paper-on-the-transitional-justice-process-and-cooperation-with-the-national-transitional-justice-commission\/\" title=\"Position Paper \u2013 On the Transitional Justice Process and Cooperation with the National Transitional Justice Commission\"><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"magcat-detail\">\n\t\t            <h3 class=\"magcat-titlte entry-title\"><a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/position-paper-on-the-transitional-justice-process-and-cooperation-with-the-national-transitional-justice-commission\/\">Position Paper \u2013 On the Transitional Justice Process and Cooperation with the National Transitional Justice Commission<\/a>\n            <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta mag-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-28T12:53:31+03:00\">April 28, 2026<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-url url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/author\/fatmah-burhan\/\">Author F<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-28T12:53:31+03:00\">April 28, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n            <\/div><!-- penci-featured-cat-sc -->\n\t\t\t            <style>\n                            <\/style>\n\t\t\t[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]            <div id=\"pencifeatured_cat_87214\" class=\"penci-featured-cat-sc\">\n\t\t\t\t                <div class=\"home-featured-cat mag-cat-style-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <div class=\"penci-border-arrow penci-homepage-title penci-magazine-title style-5 pcalign-left pciconp-right pcicon-right\">\n                                <h3 class=\"inner-arrow\">\n                                    <span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/legal-reports\/commentaries-dispatches\/\">COMMENTARIES &amp; DISPATCHES<\/a>                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <div class=\"home-featured-cat-wrapper\">\n                            <div class=\"home-featured-cat-content pwf-id-default style-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mag-post-box hentry first-post\">\n    <div class=\"magcat-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t            <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy\"\n               data-bgset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Syrias-New-Constitution-Ten-Constitutional-Principles-for-a-Just-and-Inclusive-Democratic-State-585x390.png\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/syrias-new-constitution-ten-constitutional-principles-for-a-just-and-inclusive-democratic-state\/\" title=\"Syria\u2019s New Constitution: Ten Constitutional Principles for a Just and Inclusive Democratic State\"><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"magcat-detail\">\n\t\t        <div class=\"mag-header\">            <h3 class=\"magcat-titlte entry-title\"><a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/syrias-new-constitution-ten-constitutional-principles-for-a-just-and-inclusive-democratic-state\/\">Syria\u2019s New Constitution: Ten Constitutional Principles for a Just and Inclusive Democratic State<\/a>\n            <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta mag-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-01-31T08:00:44+03:00\">January 31, 2025<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t            <div class=\"mag-excerpt entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This publication was funded by Legal Action Worldwide. Its contents are the sole responsibility of Syrians for Truth and Justice and do not necessarily reflect &#8230;<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-url url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/author\/b.alahmed\">Bassam Alahmad<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-01-31T08:00:44+03:00\">January 31, 2025<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mag-post-box hentry\">\n    <div class=\"magcat-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t            <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy small-fix-size\"\n               data-bgset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Cover_sanctions-585x390.jpg\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/syria-non-targeted-sanctions-violate-the-principles-of-justice-and-the-human-rights\/\" title=\"Syria: Non-targeted Sanctions Violate the Principles of Justice and the Human Rights\"><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"magcat-detail\">\n\t\t            <h3 class=\"magcat-titlte entry-title\"><a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/syria-non-targeted-sanctions-violate-the-principles-of-justice-and-the-human-rights\/\">Syria: Non-targeted Sanctions Violate the Principles of Justice and the Human Rights<\/a>\n            <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta mag-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-05-04T01:42:40+03:00\">May 4, 2023<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-url url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/author\/b.alahmed\">Bassam Alahmad<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-05-04T01:42:40+03:00\">May 4, 2023<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mag-post-box hentry\">\n    <div class=\"magcat-thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t            <a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy small-fix-size\"\n               data-bgset=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Cover_legal_paper-585x390.jpg\"\n               href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/humanitarian-access-to-areas-affected-by-syria-turkey-quake-of-6-feb-2023\/\" title=\"Humanitarian Access to Areas Affected by Syria-Turkey Quake of 6 Feb 2023\"><\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"magcat-detail\">\n\t\t            <h3 class=\"magcat-titlte entry-title\"><a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/humanitarian-access-to-areas-affected-by-syria-turkey-quake-of-6-feb-2023\/\">Humanitarian Access to Areas Affected by Syria-Turkey Quake of 6 Feb 2023<\/a>\n            <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                <div class=\"grid-post-box-meta mag-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <span class=\"featc-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-03-10T15:13:42+03:00\">March 10, 2023<\/time><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                \t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-url url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/stj-sy.org\/en\/author\/b.alahmed\">Bassam Alahmad<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-03-10T15:13:42+03:00\">March 10, 2023<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t        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