Syria is seeing meaningful establishment of organizations devoted to various aspects of transitional justice
The government shelling campaign has lasted 25 days
The new Islamic state in Raqqa has prepared a list for arrest of those not fasting in Ramadan
Opposition and regime give conflicting accounts of the cause of the blast
One person was killed when rebels opened fire on a protest against the seige
Lebanese Druze politician Wiam Wahhab is involved in encouraging Mamlouk to charge a Syrian Druze activist with serious offenses
In Syria, the rapidly escalating health crisis is very much the result of violence and criminal governmental policies
State news agency claims the bomb was a suicide bomber, opposition says mortar attack
Druze in Sweida rejected the visit of Druze chieftans as misrepresenting the sect
Leading Syrian economist says reconstruction efforts cannot depend on foreign debt and investment alone
Human rights lawyer Anwar al-Bunni, President of the Syrian Center for Legal Research and Studies, drafts a suggested interim constitutional statement for the transition in Syria
Opposition says victims were fighters killed in retribution, while regime media says they were civilians massacred by terrorists
The broken-hearted mother of 23-year-old Hussam Khayat has recounted the tragedy of losing her son
The broken-hearted mother of 23-year-old Hussam Khayat has recounted the tragedy of losing her son
Two suicide bombers attacked the city’s central Marjeh square during rush hour, killing at least 14
Local residents and activists setting up a grid in the Aleppo river to catch bodies floating down the river, Human Rights Watch has said in a statement
The government had initially agreed to the activists’ release, minister of Justice said, and, after a review of their cases was complete, he told the delegation the activists will be released on 20 May. However, he said, some would face trial before release.
There were over 6,000 documented deaths in Syria last month, making it the bloodiest month in its 2 year-old uprising, according to figures released by the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Sexual- and gender-based violence has rightly gained attention as a notorious dimension of the conflict in Syria. Documenting these crimes is important, but unfortunately they are especially difficult to prosecute.
At least 30 people have been killed in a suicide attack that targeted a building that houses pro-Assad fighters in a city in midland Syria, a Syrian observatory said Monday.
