Syria: 117 Arbitrary Arrests in March Amid Transitional Justice Challenges – SNHR Report
THE SYRIAN OBSERVER
April 11, 2025
93 of these arrests were made by the Syrian Democratic Forces, according to the SNHR.
93 of these arrests were made by the Syrian Democratic Forces, according to the SNHR.
Kabawat dismissed the continued political focus on minority status as unproductive, stating, “We are all equal citizens, with equal rights and responsibilities. If we are to build a new Syria, we must speak the language of citizenship—nothing else.”
This is not the Syria that was imagined by those who rose up in 2011, nor is it a Syria worthy of their sacrifices, Daraj argues.
Echoing long-standing demands of the Syrian opposition, Asfari reiterated that the country’s recovery hinges on the establishment of a democratic state based on citizenship, separation of powers, and full political inclusion.
Samer Foz rose to prominence during the years of war and sanctions, becoming a central player in the regime’s shadow economy, Sawt al-Asima writes.
Maher al-Sharaa is married to Tatiana Zakirova, a Russian national who also holds Syrian citizenship
Despite the fall of Assad, power remains concentrated in the hands of a select few factions.
Ghalioun stressed the urgency of initiating a bottom-up democratic transition—beginning with free local elections and democratic trade unions, Syria TV says.
Amnesty urges Syria’s interim authorities to uphold justice, protect minorities, and prevent a return to cycles of atrocity
No serious political vision has emerged to bury the legacy of the Assad regime, Mohammad Hallak al-Jarf argues for Syria TV.
In Syria, federalism may be a fact before it becomes a choice. In Lebanon, it is a choice haunted by history and loaded with unresolved fears, Daraj writes.
Symbolic violence against Alawites became a vessel for collective psychological release, Daraj argues.
Syria’s transitional government embodies a profound paradox: it is both the fruit of revolutionary achievement and the object of revolutionary expectation.
The Secretariat will oversee domestic political activities, participate in formulating national policies, and manage the assets of the dissolved Ba’ath Party and former ruling coalition, al-Modon reports.
Syria’s fragile post-conflict transition was shaken this week by a series of brutal armed attacks that left at least 13 civilians dead, Zaman al-Wasl writes.
The transitional authority is not reconstructing the state, but reconstituting obedience as a totalising structure, Malik al-Hafez argues.
The Autonomous Administration rejected any obligation to implement decisions issued by the new government, according to +963 media.
Israeli intelligence believes that Syria’s new government is working to restore military installations and missile systems in the country’s south, Shaam writes.
The new cabinet, composed of 22 ministers, reflects a blend of technocrats, returnees from the diaspora, symbolic minority figures, and key holdovers from the interim ruling coalition dominated by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham.
The new authorities have shown clear discomfort with political parties, preferring instead to engage with citizens as representatives of regions or local communities, Hussam Jazmati writes in Syria TV.
