The Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM) has welcomed the conviction of former Syrian official Samir Othman Al-Sheikh by a federal jury in Los Angeles.
Assad has fallen, yet the report serves as a reminder that the removal of a ruler does not in itself dismantle the structure that sustained his rule.
The escalation online coincides with a sweeping security campaign on the ground, Daraj writes.
SNHR expressed alarm over the decree’s substantive content—specifically its exclusion of “gross violations against the Syrian people.”
Maznah Dreid, a member of the Syrian Political Feminist Movement, told the UN Security Council in New York on Friday that the movement was forced to relocate its seventh general conference to Beirut after failing to obtain official approval in Damascus.
The Syrian government has made “nascent steps” toward justice and accountability for past crimes but its efforts remain “insufficient, selective, and lacking in transparency,” according to the Human Rights Watch (HRW) World Report 2026.
Between 8 December 2024 and 23 January 2026, the Network documented the killing of 204 civilians, among them 24 children and 19 women.
The Syriac-Assyrians constitute one of Syria’s deepest historical roots.
The military operation ended on Saturday morning in record time and with minimal losses
It is my responsibility to clarify that our aim has always been – and remains – to achieve justice, Syria’s Minister of Justice writes.
Syria commemorated International Human Rights Day for the first time in its history.
Human Rights Watch has issued a report marking the first anniversary of the Assad regime’s collapse. It acknowledges that the new authorities have taken meaningful steps in justice, transparency, and rights protection, yet warns that they have not prevented continuing violence and serious abuses.
The report warns that the security vacuum gripping parts of the country remains severe despite the transition away from Assad’s rule.
The trial is taking place before a regular military criminal court in Aleppo, based on military and general penal codes, with no legislative framework specific to transitional justice, Michel Shammas writes in Al-Modon.
Fourteen defendants stood before the bench, including former regime loyalists and current personnel from the Ministry of Defence, Syria TV writes.
Human Rights Watch released a report outlining the steps needed to achieve comprehensive justice in Syria.
The gap between income and inflation has exacerbated poverty, Ultra Syria writes.
Saad Baroud, Director of International Organizations and Conferences at the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, asserted that development and human rights are fundamentally linked.
Abdul Ghani explained to Syria TV that Syria’s institutions have, over the years, become deeply entangled in various forms of misconduct.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports a dramatic escalation: in the past week alone, 26 people have been killed across the country
The network cautioned that retaining perpetrators within state structures poses a threat not only to victims but to Syria’s future. It concluded: “True justice begins with clean institutions that uphold human rights and serve the citizen—not merely in appearance, but in essence.”
Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces (ISF) have yet to issue an official statement days after the death, Enab Baladi writes.
Scenes of violence against women in Syria recur as if part of the daily news cycle, Daraj writes.
This deepening humanitarian crisis raises a pressing question: are political motives driving a push for the forced return of refugees to Syria, despite ongoing insecurity and inadequate living conditions?
In a voice trembling with grief yet steadfast in defiance, Syrian activist Hanadi Zahlout addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council last week, transforming its
Syrian authorities detained Amer Matar, a prominent journalist and human rights activist, at a border crossing with Lebanon.
Sharaa arrived in New York on Sunday for a visit described as “historic,” marking Syria’s return to the United Nations General Assembly for the first time since President Nourredine al-Atassi addressed the body in 1967.
The SNHR emphasises that transitional justice and civil peace are not competing objectives but interdependent components of post-conflict recovery
A United Nations investigation into recent military operations in Syria’s coastal region has concluded that government forces and allied militias committed “grave violations” of international law, some of which may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Fadel Abdul Ghany emphasised the need for an organic law to formally establish the Commission, Shaam News reports.
Local outlets, including Suweida 24 and Al-Rased, reported that Azzam’s health rapidly deteriorated as she struggled to access chemotherapy and essential medications
The SNHR argues that the decree fails to establish a robust legal framework to prevent future abuses or ensure full restitution for victims.
The Democratic Syria Assembly urged Syrian Arab Sunnis—the country’s largest demographic group—not to allow their name or presence to be co-opted into what it called “a project of extermination and exclusion.”
The SNHR does not document the deaths of armed combatants from groups operating outside state control if they were killed during combat.
Ahmed Haitham al-Dalati, head of Internal Security in Suweida, and Brigadier General Shaher Jabr Omran, head of Internal Security in Daraa, are accused of war crimes and grave human rights violations
The fact-finding committee, established on 9 March 2025, is set to submit its report to the president following attacks in Latakia and Tartous governorates that left hundreds dead.
A new report by the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM) has documented sweeping human rights violations in Syria’s coastal region.
High-level prosecutions play a pivotal role in the transitional justice process, often producing what theorists call a “demonstrative effect”—offering public proof that the new order respects legal norms, Fadel Abdul Ghani writes for Syria TV.
Wasim al-Assad, widely regarded as a central financier of the Syrian regime and its affiliated militias, stands accused of playing a pivotal role in the
With Damascus having largely avoided large-scale terrorist incidents since the height of the war, the bombing signals a dangerous resurgence of unchecked militancy, SOHR argues.
Hassan Soufan, member of the High Committee for Civil Peace, affirmed that the state remains committed to pursuing individuals implicated in serious crimes, al-Hal writes.
Prominent Syrian human rights advocates have underscored the urgency of a comprehensive, impartial mechanism to address Syria’s widespread abuses.
The National Commission for Transitional Justice, according to Decree No. 20, is tasked with investigating grave human rights violations committed under the former regime, coordinating with relevant authorities to ensure accountability, and laying the foundation for national reconciliation.
A report by the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) previously identified these asset seizures as one of the regime’s primary methods of collective punishment and financial expropriation.
As Syria steps hesitantly into its post-Assad chapter, the country finds itself standing on a perilous threshold.
Journalist Malek al-Hafez, in his powerful essay “Syrians in the Trap of Hatred”, paints a sobering portrait of Syria’s current digital environment.
Lebanon is renewing pressure on Syria to resolve the long-standing issue of hundreds of Lebanese citizens who disappeared in Syrian custody during the Assad era, Shaam writes.
Statement to Public Opinion Signed by a Group of Syrian Writers, Academics, and Public Figures
From a legal perspective, the documented violations meet criteria defined in the Fourth Geneva Convention (1949) and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
The Ministry of Justice has set Monday as the final deadline for defected judges to apply for reinstatement. Applicants must undergo a rigorous vetting process, including a formal pledge of political neutrality, al-Araby al-Jadeed.
The study stresses that real reintegration cannot occur without a broader transformation
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.”
Human Rights Watch is calling on Syrian authorities to revise the constitutional declaration, urging them to incorporate robust protections for judicial independence, ensure checks on presidential powers, and establish credible oversight bodies.
While significant progress has been made, Farhan cautioned that it is too early to draw definitive conclusions or identify those responsible for the violence, al-Araby al-Jadeed writes.
Survivors of what is being termed the Coastal Massacre are breaking their silence.
The declaration formally incorporates transitional justice mechanisms to address past abuses.
The draft constitutional declaration obtained by North Press stipulates that the President of the Republic must be Muslim, with Islamic jurisprudence serving as the primary source of legislation. It also affirms the independence of the judiciary and designates Arabic as the official language of the stat
With a new government in place, this year’s Brussels summit could mark the beginning of a new chapter in Syria’s engagement with the international community
On Tuesday, the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) released a preliminary report estimating that at least 803 people were killed in Latakia, Tartus, and Hama between March 6 and March 10 as a result of recent violence.
The committee has also pledged to safeguard witness privacy and security, ensuring that those who request protection receive it.
Critics argue Syria’s National Dialogue Conference was a lost opportunity that has failed to lay the groundwork for a stable, democratic future.
The statement emphasized that, in line with transparency principles, a detailed report from the preparatory committee will be published, documenting participants’ contributions and perspectives.
Hassan al-Dgheim, the conference spokesperson, insisted that the dialogue is a serious endeavor, claiming that its outcomes will inform future constitutional reforms, economic policies, and institutional restructuring, Enab Baladi writes.
A report by the Syrian Network for Human Rights highlights dire conditions in Roumieh, including overcrowding, inadequate medical care, and unfair trials based on confessions extracted under torture.
According to Amr Najjar, an expert on political transitions, the rush to early elections and power-sharing quotas in unstable environments often leads to sectarian fragmentation and political paralysis, as seen in Iraq and Lebanon
The seven-member committee is comprised of five men and two women, Syria TV writes.
The man known as “the King Witness” confirmed that the heads of the security agencies expressed their absolute loyalty to the Assad regime through images of detainees’ corpses, in an interview with Al-Jazeera.
Al-Shaar’s criminal record extends beyond Syria. During the years of Syrian military occupation in Lebanon, he was one of the key enforcers of repression, particularly during the tenure of notorious Syrian intelligence chief Ghazi Kanaan.
The widespread violations, killings, massacres, and repression that began in 2011 necessitate the immediate establishment of a specialized transitional justice body, Ammar Dayoub writes for Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
The recent escalation in Homs underscores the urgent need for a balanced approach that prioritizes both security and the protection of civilian rights.
This meeting marks a significant step in advancing Syria’s transition toward stability and inclusive governance.
A coalition of Syrian civil society organizations has released a detailed legal document outlining essential steps for achieving justice, reconciliation, and political stability in a post-conflict Syria.
The government’s economic decisions included the removal of customs duties that had been imposed by the previous regime for years on imports to offset the state’s fiscal deficit, Syria TV writes.
Many fear this move signals a return to the inheritance-style governance previously practiced by the Assad family, according to Shaam Network.
The SNHR argues that, with the former regime gone, the rationale for maintaining broad economic sanctions has largely disappeared.
During his lengthy imprisonment, Mohammed endured severe physical and psychological torture.
The Syrian Investigative Journalism Unit mentions cases like that of Sariya, a minor from Hama arrested in 2011 at age 15 & executed by a military court, Daraj writes.
“”The liberated areas have seen thousands of families returning from Lebanon”, Bahra said.
Mujahid Ismail’s criminal activities extend beyond the years of the Syrian revolution, Zaman al-Wasl writes.
Fadel Abdel Ghani, the director of the Syrian Network for Human Rights, has labelled as “blatant lies” the recent statements made by Faisal al-Mekdad.
SNHR called upon the Salvation Government, as the de facto authority, to respect the work of organizations providing community services, according to Syria TV.
The SNHR’s findings are a stark reminder of Syria’s deteriorating human rights situation.
The platform criticized the SNC’s trajectory, questioning its handling of internal and international developments, according to Enab Baladi.
Pedersen expressed grave concern over Syria’s worsening humanitarian crisis, al-Araby al-Jadeed writes.
The report highlights that the Syrian regime continues to flagrantly violate its obligations under international law, Zaman al-Wasl writes.
The Shuja al-Ali gang, backed by the Fourth Division, kidnapped five Syrian women from Daraa Governorate as they attempted to enter Lebanon, al-Modon reports.
The SNHR has recommended placing members of the Syrian People’s Assembly on international sanction lists.
The head of Azaz’s security directorate informed Enab Baladi that the incident stemmed from an attempted breakout and unrest among inmates housed in the “drugs” wing.
58 civilians, including three children and 12 women, lost their lives while gathering truffles.
Athr Press’s examination of available statistics reveals a worrying trend in the violations against Syrian women.
The European Union released a statement on Thursday reiterating its call for a sustainable political settlement for Syria.
Heba’s uncle, acting as her guardian due to her father’s absence from the “liberated areas,” declined the option of an autopsy, according to Enab Baladi.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights reports that the regime continues in detaining, torturing, and killing citizens.
The family of Syrian refugee opposition figure Yassin Mohammed al-Atar, 31, announced their son’s commencement of a hunger strike to protest his continued unjustified detention by Lebanese General Security.
The program will extend its benefits to 9,000 vulnerable children and youth, according to Enab Baladi.
A new law could require individuals under the age of 42 to present a reserve service document when applying for a passport, according to Syria TV.
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Two other members sustained injuries as a result of the operation, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
Syrian immigrants, both within and outside their homeland, have become the marginalized of the modern world, Mohamed Berro writes for Syria TV.
The SNHR report extensively documented the execution of 7,872 individuals, including 114 children and 26 women, according to Sawt al-Asima.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights has reported alarming statistics concerning enforced disappearances in Syria, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
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Bashar Mustafa Zarro, was arrested by members of the regime’s air intelligence forces on July 19, 2012, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
Syria said the commission repeatedly justified the unlawful and immoral actions of countries that have occupied Syrian territories, according to al-Watan.
There is a possibility that the number of Syrian deportees will increase from eight to twelve in the coming days, according to Baladi News.
The Lebanese government plans to forcibly return 15,000 refugees to Syria each month, Orient Net reports.
Statement by Diarra Dime-Labille, Legal Advisor of Fracne to UN on Missing Persons in Syria
20 Palestinian refugees in Turkey and 48 others in Syria died as a result of the earthquake, according to Shaam News.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights has obtained hundreds of death records issued by the Syrian regime government.
The Protection Refugee Rights Center called on the Greek government to rescue the asylum seekers stranded on its islands, according to the SOC Media Department.
The Action Group for the Palestinians of Syria called on the international community and human rights organizations to provide legal and physical protection for Palestinian-Syrian refugees, according to the SOC Media Department.
Alena Douhan has called for the lifting of unilateral coercive measures imposed on Syria, according to SANA.
Rather than being acts of good faith, the amnesties were instead small acts of mercy, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
Journalist Samer Salloum said the Lebanese government intends to deport 850 Syrian families this year, according to Orient Net.
Alena Douhan is due to visit the war-torn country from October 30th to November 10th, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Almost half of the UN contracts concluded in 2019 and 2020 in Syria were with suppliers involved in human rights abuse, according to North Press.
Northern Syria is particularly affected by millions of displaced people who suffer from poverty and food insecurity, according to Shaam Network.
A human rights group has documented the names and data of Palestinian refugees subjected to physical abuse in Syria, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
The Syrian Health Ministry on Saturday reported 16 cholera cases in the northern city of Aleppo, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
The regime is responsible for most of these arrests, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
The Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression said it was a victory for the efforts of the survivor and the families of the victims, according to Shaam Network.
Lebanese and Syrian officials met in Syria on Monday to discuss a plan to deport 15,000 Syrian refugees, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Thirteen families left the camp, along with five young men and two children, in July, according to al-Souria Net.
The Lebanese newspaper al-Akhbar has refuted the claims of the regime about the release of thousands of detainees, according to al-Souria Net.
The municipality of Dekwaneh has detained Syrian refugees arbitrarily and confiscated their documents, according to al-Modon.
Daraa recorded two assassination attempts in one day, according to al-Modon.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights stated that the Syrian regime has released 476 people in accordance with the last amnesty decree, according to Shaam Network.
Syria has stressed that confronting global terrorism requires true international cooperation, according to the Syria Times.
A human rights activist described the Syrian regime’s amnesty as a major deception, since it only concerns a small fraction of detainees, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
The severity of the penalty increases if the members do not know each others, according to Sawt al-Asima.
As the economic situation worsens in Syria, Assad is further tightening freedom of expression via the cybercrime law.
The grant by the Syrian regime can barely buy 1.5 kilos of meat in crisis-hit Damascus.
Through the new cybercrime law, the Assad regime “is closing the only window left to the Syrians to breath”.
Explosive remnants of Syria’s war killed nearly 30 civilians according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, according to Asharq al-Awsat.
The opposition has accused the Assad regime of deliberately keeping mines in residential areas, according to the SOC Media Department.
In February, the SNHR recorded at least 203 arbitrary arrests, including 13 children and 11 women, 126 of whom had been forcibly disappeared.
Rifaat al-Assad’s return to Syria perpetuates the impunity of regime officials, 40 years after the Hama massacre, according to the Shaam News Network.
The regime in Syria is influencing the distribution of aid, forcibly channeling it to supporters, according to Baladi News.
Paul McLoughlin writes that unrest in Suweida reflects deep-seated problems in the Syrian province, in an analysis to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
A decision by the Lebanese ministry of education could block Syrian refugee children in Lebanon from attending schools, according to Human Rights Watch.
Ten migrants were found dead on a severely overcrowded wooden boat near the Libyan coast, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
The Syrian Jurists Commission accused the Lebanese authorities of violating international agreements by handing over opposition members near the Syrian embassy in Beirut, according to Baladi News.
In its tenth annual report on Enforced Disappearance in Syria, the SNHR reports 102,287 forcibly disappeared individuals since 2011, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
The government of the regime has given up on its plan to cut bread allocations to avoid widespread unrest in Syria, according to Zaman al-Wasl.
Russia has lowered the salaries of fighters that were part of the ceasefire settlements in Daraa, according to al-Souria Net.
Opposition leader has unveiled leaks proving that Assad committed war crimes against civilians in a Homs hospital, according to the Syrian Opposition Coalition.
Pro-Turkish factions in Northern Syria are confiscating the property of displaced individuals to use them as military bases, according to The Levant News.
Unidentified gunmen have stormed a joint operations room for HTS and the National Front, according to Etihad Press
20 members of the Tarn family have been arrested by the SDF in Raqqa for unknown reasons, reports Al-Souria Net.
Syria’s foreign minister has called for an end to US and EU unilateral measures against Syria, reports SANA.
The Syrian Yazidi community is no longer exempt from Islamic personal status laws, sparking outrage, writes Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
A US drone strike has killed an ISIS oil commander in Deir-ez-Zor, according to Asharq Al-Awsat.
ISIS have killed 26 regime fighters in an ambush in Deir-ez-Zor, reports Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
The Assad regime has 90 days to reveal it chemical weapons stockpile or face fresh sanctions reports Baladi News.
The Syrian Network for Human Right say that the Syrian Democratic Forces have taken over 3,000 people, whose whereabouts are still unknown reports Anadolu Agency.
With a continuing lack of bread and ever rising fuel prices, Syrians are feeling the strain and becoming increasingly frustrated with long queues and the dire economic situation reports The Levant.
A new report by the Syrian Network for Human Rights has highlighted the many people who are still being held by the regime on supposed terrorism charges.
Most civilians were killed by suicide bombs and booby traps according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights
The Syrian Network for Human Rights has confirmed that largescale violations continue to take place across the country and by all parties, although the regime remains the main perpetrator
President Bashar al-Assad has visited the city of al-Qardahah to smooth things over with the Makhlouf family, following his falling out with Rami reports Al-Modon.
The head of the Syrian Network for Human Rights has urged people not to publish the Caesar photos irresponsibly or erroneously identify victims writes Fresh Syria.
A man in Idleb has died while he looked at photos that showed the bodies of torture victims, who were killed in the Syrian government’s prisons reports Smart News.
Syria has laid the blame for the high prices of basic goods and the falling value of the Syrian pound at the feet of the US, citing their coercive economic measures imposed on Syria writes SANA.
In their recent report, the Syrian Network for Human Rights have documented the arrests made by all sides of the conflict, over the month of May reports Sowt Al-Asima.
Syrian refugees living in Lebanon are being forced from their homes and the coronavirus pandemic continues to grip the country reports Sowt Al-Asima.
After six years in a regime prison, Abdul Hamid al-Haj Ali looked unrecognisable to his friend and family when he returned home to Daraa writes Zaman Al-Wasl.
In light of the risk of the spread of coronavirus, Syria has called for the lifting of the unilateral coercive measures, which are increasing the suffering of the Syrian people writes SANA.
A new report by the Action Group for Palestinians of Syria has highlighted the appalling treatment suffered by Palestinians in Syrian regime prisons.
Action Group For Palestinians of Syria has recorded the deaths of 250 children since the start of the war in Syria.
Following the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi the leader of ISIS, Hajji Abdullah al-Afari has reportedly been chosen as his replacement writes Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
Human rights activists have said that Lebanese security handed over a refugee to the Syrian regime, violating the third article of the Convention against Torture reports Zaman Al Wasl.
The Self-Administration has called on Turkey to cease its attacks on Syria and has asked the international community to protect civilians writes Buyer.
According to the Self-Administration, ISIS are regrouping in the al-Hol camp, and have called on the international community to take responsibility for their citizens writes Bruyer.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights has documented the use of child soldiers in the SDF and the forcible disappearance of civilians.
Of the 569 cases of arbitrary arrests in August, 269 people were arrested by Syrian regime force and 229 cases of arbitrary arrests by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces reports Zaman Al Wasl.
Saer Salama, a National Defense fighter, was in Lattakia to recruit fighters, when he was arrested and tortured to death in a regime prison reports Baladi News.
In its latest report, the Syrian Network for Human Rights has documented instances of arbitrary arrests and forced disappearances over August.
Following the forcibly deportation of almost 2,500 Syrian refugees back to Syria in the past three months Amnesty International is calling for a halt to the practice.
The National Commission for Detainees and Missing Persons is planning to regulate legal work and secure the release of people in regime prisons.
Human Rights Watch and Chatham House has revealed how the Syrian government has used political pressure and regulations to manipulate the flow of humanitarian aid reports The Syria Justice & Accountability Center.
In its latest report, The Syrian Network for Human Rights has documented the arbitrary arrest of over 500 people in July alone, bring the total number for 2019 to 3,049.
In breach of Lebanese and international law, four Syrian refugees were handed over, against their will, to the Syrian regime by the Lebanese authorities writes Zaman Al Wasl.
Syrian activists and humanitarian workers have warned of increasingly dire conditions for approximately one million Syrian refugees in Lebanon at an Amnesty-sponsored conference of activists and humanitarian workers reports Al-Araby al-Jadeed.
Activists in Lebanon have spoken out about the racism and injustices that Syrian refugees living in Lebanon have faced writes The Syrian Observer.
The families of dead prisoners were informed of their loss by way of a death certificate, but they have yet to receive the bodies writes Alsouria Net.
Syrians have taken to social media to mourn the death of former Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi, who died during a court hearing reports Alsouria Net.
Hassakeh and Raqqa have been hit by a number of explosions that the Islamic State have claimed responsibility for and which have targeted commanders and civilians alike reports Alsouria Net.
Arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances have been a common tool of the intelligence services to spread terror and fear among the general public writes The Syrian Network for Human Rights.
Dozens of journalists have been tortured to death by the Syrian regime while the fate of hundreds of others remains unknown, Al-Modon says
Women in Syria are facing increasing pressure as they become the main breadwinners in their families and are victim to the worst abuses of the Assad regime writes Syrian Network for Human Rights.
Despite heavy losses in recent times the Islamic State is still believed to have as many as 18,000 fighters in Iraq and Syria reports Asharq al-Awsat.
For women in Assad’s prisons, existence is a life of torture and suffering, never knowing whether you will be released or survive your ordeal writes Zaman Al Wasl.
The women is believed to have been a member of the Islamic State, who have previously clashed with Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham reports Alsouria Net.
Ambassador Hussam Eddin Ala has said that Syria is taking measures to protect civilians, especially women and children writes SANA.
The Islamic State have taken responsibility for the gun and bomb attack, which four civilians reports The Syrian Monitor for Human Rights.
Jamil Hassan has been accused of committing human rights abuses and has been sanctioned by both the EU and the US writes Zaman Al Wasl.
A report by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has said that a former commander from Harasta is now operating as a drug dealer writes Al-Hal.
A delegation from the People’s Assembly said that the sanctions were negatively affecting the Syrian people and dissuading investment reports SANA.
Amid intense fighting between the Islamic State and the Syrian Democratic Forces, the group abducted hundreds of displaced people from the Hajin camp reports Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
The regime has been arresting women that it accuses of working in hospitals under opposition control in eastern Ghouta reports Ana Press.
Many families are confused and anguished about the fate of their relatives and the lack of information about how they died writes Alsouria Net
A UN report claimed that 224 children, including 72 girls, were recruited by the YPG in 2017 writes Asharq al-Awsat
The Assad regime claims that the detainees died of heart attacks, despite the bodies showing signs of torture writes Alsouria Net
The families of torture victims have banded together to seek justice for the crimes that were committed in regime jails writes Geroun
Mohamad Jihad al-Laham has been a staunch defender of the president
Member of the National Coordinating Commission had been in a regime prison for six years
The families and friends of four kidnapped by Jaish al-Islam make a fresh call for help as the group exits Douma
The hardships and neglect refugee children face in Lebanon risk making a lost generation, Geroun reports
Locals claim Western-backed forces are seeking as much as $800 in bribes to clear homes in the former ISIS-held city, Sada al-Sham writes
Assad regime is responsible for nine out of 10 forced disappearances in Syria since the outbreak of the conflict, according to rights group
Dozens of Syrian organizations mark International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance by calling for independent body to investigate violations
Human rights group says four refugees expelled from Kuwait for traffic violations were executed after arriving back in Syria
Zaman al-Wasl writes that amid a widening sectarian rift between Shiite and Sunni residents in many Syrian areas, opposition journalists and emergency services worked to treat hundreds of people wounded in the massive car bombing that targeted the evacuation of Shiite residents
While the fate of hundreds of detainees and forcibly disappeared residents of east Aleppo remains unknown, the head of the Syrian Network for Human Rights urges the U.N. to demand the regime reveals information about the circumstances of these victims
Government-run media outlet quotes foreign ministry official as saying the recent allegations made by the rights monitoring group are based on terrorist media sources, and as such are unreliable
Opposition outlet Zaman al-Wasl delves into the Islamic State’s security records to reveal what happened to missing revolutionary figure Abdullah Khalil after disappearing in Raqqa almost four years ago
Human rights monitor says at least 16 people killed in US-led coalition air strike near ISIS’ de facto capital in Syria
Human rights monitor documents eight deaths and dozens more injured
Coalition calls for a reopening of the chemical massacre file and transferring the issue to the ICC
MP claims vote will be held in coming parliament session on the formation of a council for investigating the fate of missing and kidnapped people
Rights group says scores killed including 30 children and 11 women since assault on ISIS-held city began under a month ago
Group publishes video depicting the killing of citizen journalists by loading their computers and cameras with explosives
Syrian writer and opposition figure Rima Fleihan abandoned her political career to help refugees settle in Australia
Head of the Assyrian Democratic Organization’s political branch released after two years in regime prison
Rights monitors confirm reports that ISIS militants forced regime forces to withdraw from their advance on the group’s de facto capital in Syria
Witnesses report many residents have returned to Raqqa as Islamic State forces close all exit roads leading out of the city
States that support terrorism are exploiting the suffering of Syrian people for political gain, top diplomat tells audience at UN
International rights monitors issue report detailing the phenomenon of Syrian child labor in Jordan
Human rights activists Jdea Abdullah Nawfal arbitrarily arrested by regime security while traveling to Lebanon
Activists say regime authorities are turning a blind eye to scams which families of prisoners are subjected to by “brokers” and their mediators
Syrian envoy says UN commission ignored testimonies from thousands of Syrians who were victims of the terrorist crimes
ISIS forces factory owners in the group’s de facto capital to pay electricity bills in dollars
New UN study details how thousands of detainees in government prisons have been beaten to death or died from injuries sustained during torture
A statement by 18 Syrian organizations to the Syrian negotiation parties, UN and the ISSG
“The dates are not sacred, and we will not go to any negotiations while our people are suffering from bombardment, starvation and blockades”
Regime prisons contain more than just opponents in Homs; they also contain many supporters. Anyone who opposes Assad’s ideology or goals is often considered a criminal and must be punished
Monitoring group says families of pro-government fighters are among those missing, adding that there are concerns ISIS might execute the civilians as it has done before in other areas
20-year-old man kills mother in Syrian city of Raqqa after she reportedly urged him to leave ISIS and flee the area out of fear for his life, monitoring group reports
“Life-saving aid must be airdropped to the civilians trapped inside long as the Assad regime and Hezbollah continue to block the entry of relief aid through land routes”
Opposition’s legal committee calls on international community to immediately act to save civilians from imminent massacre in Moadamiya
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
Christian Patriarch Aphrem II voices hope for the release of kidnapping victims during sermon in Beirut
Former ISIS member tells monitoring group kidnapped Jesuit priest still alive but in prison in Syria’s north
Activists and human rights organizations call for the release of Bassel Khartabil, held unlawfully since 2012
Attack brings one of the highest death tolls caused by rebel shelling on regime areas in the city, monitoring group says
Over 2,000 people live without food or blankets inside a fenced forest surrounded by police and army forces, activists claim
Pro-ISIS social media claims fighters are close to overrunning the regime’s last remaining foothold in the country’s eastern region
Government says no truth to claims by certain media outlets regarding revocation of citizenship or confiscation of property against Syrians who either have emigrated or currently live abroad
SNHR documented the killing of 19 members of the medical staff, 18 of whom were killed by regime forces and one by ISIS
The warplanes also targeted the towns of Harasta, Zamalka, and Hummouriah, injuring a number of people and destroying houses
The alliance of Islamist groups led by Al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front “seized the entrance” to the Abu Duhur airport
Human rights groups criticize UN decision to remove the camp from its list of besieged areas
Regime threatens to destroy town unless it hands over refugees from the besieged town of Zabadani
Syrian refugees are deprived of basic rights through unfair, arbitrary and often illegal actions practiced by the Lebanese government and military forces, human rights group claims
Hundreds of thousands of Syrians, including women and children, continue to await release from regime prisons, according to human rights group
Regime targeting of rebel meeting in southern province fails to claim lives of opposition commanders, reveals source
New report by human rights group details the targeting of Syria’s artists by both regime and opposition forces
Surviving two years of oppression, tyranny, exploitation and denial of basic human rights, a group of Syrian women fled ISIS rule arriving in the northern city of Kobani
New report released by human rights group claims women and children account for 31 percent of civil casualties in the past month
Syrian authorities postpone hearing for the 24th time since the arrest of the human rights activists over three years ago
Regime shelling of Aleppo has killed around 150 people since the start of May
Regime warplanes and barrel bombs kill dozens of civilians in Aleppo and Daraa as Sunday’s death toll reaches 49 in various parts of Syria
Human rights organizations and state media reports civilians killed in Aleppo by regime and opposition shelling
The undersigned organizations urge the international community to take urgent steps to facilitate access of humanitarian aid in compliance with UN Security Council resolutions
Regime targets Hama with explosive barrels after car bomb kills 10 pro-Assad fighters
Signatories of new campaign urge international community to support peace talks and the cessation of regime barrel bombing in opposition-held areas
Pictures part of a series of 55,000 images of 11,000 civilians who have died under torture in regime torture cells
Leaked photos portray women and children as victims of regime war crimes
Opposition disputes that Mohammad Tawfiq was killed during fighting in Lattakia
Physicians for Human Rights say regime forces responsible for 97 percent of the workers killed in the medical field
ISIS attacks and mass kidnappings force Assyrians to flee villages in the countryside of Hassakeh province
Selectivity greatly weakens the moral, legal and humanitarian argument for the war against terrorism and the allied nations participating in it
Human rights activists claim 68 Syrians have died under torture in January, 2015
At least 271 civilians were killed, including 50 children and 37 women while at least 1,000 were wounded
Snowstorm in Lebanon kills three Syrians, including one child
ISIS distributed sums of money to poor families in Raqqa, telling people that this money is ‘Zakat’ collected from the rich of the city
Head of the Syrian Association for Human Rights has forwarded an invitation via his Facebook account to the head and members of the Syrian National Coalition to go to the camp and spend just one night there to feel the real conditions people live in
New campaign aims to shed light on untold number of Syrians who have been abducted during the country’s war
Majdoleen Hassan has been on hunger strike for 13 days to demand the release of her husband and opposition activist, Omar al-Shaar
The majority of the dead and injured are believed to be civilians, including women and children
The Union confirmed that it will conduct the study after the elections
Arbitrary detention and mistreatment by Syrian authorities remains widespread
Meeting living expenses is a daily priority for Syrians, who are paying the costs of this conflict and the difficult conditions it has generated
Displaced inside Syria are subjected to some of the harshest treatment
Activists took control of two villages
Mazen Dawrish, journalist and rights activist, was recently awarded the PEN Award together with Salman Rushdie. This is the acceptance speech he sent from prison.
New report says at least 5,396 people have been tortured
Civil Defense workers have rescued hundreds of people of Syria’s commercial capital as barrel bombs reduced entire buildings to ruins
The measures taken to prevent the entry of the people escaping from the Syrian war are clear breaches of Lebanon’s commitments to the law of non-refoulement
Ms. Hasan reviewed the positions and asks of the coalition that related to this particular period and that were presented in official paper that was presented to Mr De Mistura
All parties to the conflict in my country insist on showing their brutality and want to awaken our worst prejudices
IS fighters were seen carrying the heads of regime’s soldiers who were killed
Shops that remain open during prayer time will be closed for up to five days
After they surrendered to the regime, people were detained in the Andalus school in Dablan neighborhood for three months
Residents said the raid appeared to target a district where a popular souq is located
Opposition shoots down helicopter in Aleppo
The regime is calling up reserve forces
Trucks reportedly travelled to Deir El-Zor’s oil fields from Iraq
The Islamic State now controls large parts of the province of Deir El-Zor
Activists claimed Jarba paid the defector’s family
The Nusra faction in Bukamal swore allegiance to ISIS overnight Tuesday, noting that the agreement took place in the area of Rabia on the border with Iraq
Source says the timing of this decision coincides with an escalation of operations by the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria and the Nusra Front
Human Rights Watch says rebel factions have been using child soldiers in roles ranging from sniper to suicide bomber
The approximate number of missing persons is over 99,440
FSA spokesman says battles taking place indicate that ISIS wants to connect Deir El-Zor with Mosul
The release of Adnan Kassar comes in the framework of an amnesty decree issued by the Syrian president
Friends and members of the missing activists’ families have accused the Army of Islam, a main faction of the Islamic Front headed by Alloush, of detaining the four activists
Syria has become a country of poor people afflicted by a ruinous descent into poverty
A television director, he was killed under torture in the Assad regime’s prisons, after two and a half years in detention
The decision came in the wake of massive and surprising participation by Syrian nationals in Lebanon in the expatriate presidential vote
The party presents its intellectual document for debate and discussion
Vulnerable youngsters languish in government-run centres or fend for themselves on the streets
About 30 Syrian government fighters were killed when rebels set off a bomb in a tunnel beneath a checkpoint in a northwestern province
Syrian government says presidential election will go ahead as conflict rages
Arrests and torture atre used to further political goals
Assad’s advances in Qalamoun could improve Lebanon’s security situation
22 civil society groups call for the release of a leading journalist and rights activist
Haidar Jebouri, dubbed “Abu Shahd” was known for his role in the massacre at Nabuk
Efforts are underway to coordinate between the southern and northern fronts
A group of Syrian opposition Christian intellectuals has issued an open statement declaring their allegiance to Syria and the Syrian people in general, and rejecting the position of churches supporting the regime. The statement read:
The arrests are part of a campaign targetting peaceful activists engaged in humanitarian efforts
The reconciliation agreement is between Jaish al-Muhajereen wa al-Ansar and the brigade of Badr Martyrs
The regime and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights say pro-regime militants and civilians were killed in Hama
Fighting inside the prison is ongoing
Nearly 1,400 people have been killed in clashes between rebel forces and the jihadists with ISIS this month
ISIS fighters refuse orders to withdraw from battles against the regime
The high number of deaths of regime forces may be the reason behind the rise
The victims came from different sects and included Sunni Muslims, as well as Ismailis and Alawites, who follow different offshoots of Shiite Islam
Nusra has coordinated more with other rebel groups fighting ISIS
Nusra leader calls for ceasefire to end hostilities with rival jihadists
A Second Joint Statement – by the Violation Documentation Center (VDC) and the Local Development and Small Projects Support Office (LDSPS) regarding the kidnapping of activists Razan Zaitouneh, Samira Khalil, Wael Hamada and Nazim Hamadi
The kidnapping of the VDC team members is a shameful black spot in the revolution and should be resolved immediately
Most of the casualties are civilians according to the latest toll from The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
Pillay “speaks nonsense,” Deputy Foreign Miinister Faisal Mikdad says
State television reported Golani was killed on Friday
SNHR reported the killings included 175 civilians, among them 41 children, 23 women, and 4 prisoners tortured to death in Assad’s prisons
Rebels were close to taking over the central prison of Aleppo after two suicide bombs were detonated
A battalion of troops loyal to Syrian Assad is positioned at the expllosion spot
The Syrian Coalition held the Assad regime “responsible for this vicious crime.”
Amnesty says it considers prominent Syrian human rights lawyer Khalil Matouq a prisoner of conscience.
Behind the awful brutality of the fighting in Syria is the unseen abuse of political detainees – arrested, tortured, and even killed for peacefully criticizing the government or helping people in need. Arbitrary detention and torture have become business as usual for Syrian security forces.
The photo shows “bisat al-reeh”, a torture device found inside the State Security facility in Raqqa, Syria in late April 2013
The book is designed to undermine rebel morale, the joint Chiefs of Staff of the FSA said
The Syrian Coalition holds Assad and his accomplices accountable for crimes against detainees
Children are being recruited as soldiers by armed terrorist groups
Services in Daraa are provided to beneficiaries regardless of their “political, ethnic, or sectarian affiliation”
The cleric appeared without any apparent signs of ill treatment or torture
After a series of meetings, the group has produced a final report on the unified vision of the transition period in Syria
The Authorities work alongside the Free Syrian Army to build a civil state
Syrians in Lebanon are establishing civil society organizations devoted to media, politics and civil and human rights
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.
Syria is frustrated from the persistence of certain countries to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC), Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. It added that Syria shares those countries’ concern over the developments of humanitarian situation in Syria and the human rights violations committed by the armed terrorist groups.
Assad the dictator is no fan of justice. He knows that he can manipulate democracy by naming it the ‘popular democracy’ and reducing it to supervised and rigged elections. Assad can also mold ‘patriotism’ and ‘resistance,’ as needed turning them into mere clichés set against ‘Zionism’ and ‘colonialism.’ As for justice: it has but one meaning. It is this meaning that Assad is trying to escape.
Syria labels the International Commission of Inquiry report as “unprofessional and biased,” and says the information were provided to the commission by one side without verifying their validity and in a way that lacks professionalism and neutrality,”
The jihadist al-Nusra Front claimed on Thursday that two of its men were responsible for a deadly suicide attack on the Syrian interior ministry the day before, via its official Twitter account.
U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford writes in al Hayat that Jabhat al Nusra is a thug of thieves that want to steal the Syrian revolution. He calsl on all responsible actors to speak out against and distance themselves from al-Nusrah Front, Shabiha, Jaysh Al-Shaib, and other violent extremists who seek and intend to hijack this Syrian struggle. Assad must go – but the new government that replaces him should not be a new group of tyrants who reject the tolerance that made Syria the unique and remarkable country that it was and can be again.