President Assad: The Syrian People Surprised the World with their Participation in Parliamentary Elections

Wednesday June 8th, 2016

by SANA (Syrian official news agency)

President Bashar al-Assad said the Syrian people surprised the world once again with their unprecedented participation in the country’s parliamentary elections. This speech is republished as it appeared in SANA, the Syrian official news agency

Federalism Not Likely Solution in Syria But Decentralization Might Be: Poll

Tuesday May 24th, 2016

by The Day After (a civil society organization)

55.3% of respondents in opposition-held areas support greater decentralization

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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