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Statement: Where is Human Rights Defender Razan Zaitouneh?
Thursday April 28th, 2016
by Amnesty International
December 9, 2013, Razan – along with her husband and colleagues – were abducted during a raid by a group of armed men on their offices in Douma, near Damascus. They have not been seen since
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Immediate Lifting of Sieges in Syria Must Be Prioritized: Siege Watch
Wednesday April 13th, 2016
by Siege Watch
U.N. Security Council Resolution 2139 referred specifically to Daraya, calling for all parties to lift sieges, yet it remains besieged to this day, and was missing from the list of priorities in the International Syria Support Group’s February Munich Statement
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IPI Demands Explanation After Turkey Stops Mazen Darwish
Thursday March 24th, 2016
by International Press Institute
Darwish was in Geneva earlier this week in connection with peace talks taking place between the Syrian government and elements of the opposition
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Oxfam Recognizes Inspiring Syrian Woman Leader
Wednesday March 9th, 2016
by The Syrian Observer
Majd Chourbaji was honored with the Right the Wrong Award in recognition of her efforts to fight injustice
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Attitudes Towards Sectarianism in Syria: Survey Study
Friday February 26th, 2016
by The Day After (Syrian NGO working on promoting democratic transition)
The majority of respondents, which amounts to 67.6%, said there is one or more particular sect that benefits from the political authority than others. Nearly all respondents referred to the Alawites and Shiites
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Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond Maintains Support for Peace Talks and a Political Transition in Syria
Friday February 12th, 2016
by The Syrian Observer
UK reaffirms support for the Syrian Opposition’s Higher Negotiations Committee
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Syria: Key Demands for Lasting Peace
Monday February 8th, 2016
by The Syrian Observer
A statement by 18 Syrian organizations to the Syrian negotiation parties, UN and the ISSG
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Fears for Life of Free Expression Advocate: 36 Human Rights Groups Ask For Whereabouts of Syrian Activist Bassel Khartabil
Monday November 23rd, 2015
by The Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression
Bassel Khartabil, in undisclosed location, may face death sentence
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No Political Solution Without Accountability and Justice: Human Rights Lawyers
Wednesday November 18th, 2015
by The Transitional Justice Coordination Group
More than 170 Syrian lawyers, judges, and civil society leaders are fighting current international proposals as they risk entrenching impunity and jeopardizing any hope of durable peace
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Syria: Where is Mazen Darwish?
Thursday August 6th, 2015
by Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression
Darwish disappeared and appeared again only on June 28, 2015 in the Central Prison of Hama, having lost about 12kg of his weight
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Syria’s Media Devastation in Numbers
Thursday July 23rd, 2015
by International Media Support
Data suggests the first six months of 2015 were less bloody for Syria’s media than those of last year. But what’s behind the devastating casualty numbers?
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Statement from People Demand Change on Raqqa and Future of Kurdish-Arab Relations
Monday June 15th, 2015
by People Demand Change
The Raqqa civil society activists discuss what should be done and see if they can come to a consensus about the best strategy for administering northern Raqqa
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Who are the Warring Factions in Syria’s Yarmouk Refugee Camp?
Tuesday April 14th, 2015
by Anadolu News Agency
Mystery surrounds the map of conflicting forces within the camp and its surroundings, especially with the large number of forces and the complexity of their interrelations and alliances
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Syria: Urgent Call to Protect Civilians Caught Under Fire in Besieged Yarmouk
Friday April 10th, 2015
by The Syrian Observer
The undersigned organizations urge the international community to take urgent steps to facilitate access of humanitarian aid in compliance with UN Security Council resolutions
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Syrian Insurgents ‘Mimicking’ Army Violence
Tuesday March 24th, 2015
by Al-Arabiya.net
The report said armed groups could not point to abuses by government forces and allied militias to justify their own violence
