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Syria: No Word on Four Abducted Activists

The Syrian Observer publishes the statement that was signed by 57 Syrian and international rights groups as translated and published by the VDC

Daraya Local Council Governs City under Siege

Daraya’s local council is currently governing the affairs of around 6,600 residents who remained in this city, out of an estimated population of 300,000 before the start of the uprising in 2011

Syrian opposition issues “Statement of Basic Principles” at Geneva talks

The document reiterates the opposition’s calls for the implementation of the findings of a previous international conference on the conflict in Syria—the formation of an “Transitional Governing Body” with full sovereign powers—as well as measures to improve “the appalling humanitarian situation on the ground” in the country

HRW Annual Report on Syria

Syria’s armed conflict escalated even further in 2013 as the government intensified its attacks and began using increasingly deadly and indiscriminate weapons, culminating in a chemical weapons attack on the Damascus countryside on August 21