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UN: Syria: Decade of brutal war left nearly 307,000 civilians dead

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A child rides a toy car as people celebrate Eid al-Fitr, in east Ghouta, Syria. Syria: Decade of brutal war left nearly 307,000 civilians dead 28 June 2022 Between 1 March 2011 and 31 March 2021, 306,887 civilians were killed in the on-going war in Syria – the highest estimate yet of conflict-related deaths in […]

Escalation of assassinations in Daraa province

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Al-Omari Mosque in Daraa Al-Balad Escalation of assassinations in Daraa province Local sources reported that the youth, “Ahmed Muhammad al-Saleh”, was killed on the afternoon of Sunday, October 17, as a result of being shot dead by unknown persons in the town of Adwan in the western countryside of Daraa. Unidentified persons also shot dead, […]

Amnesty International: Former refugees tortured, raped, disappeared after returning home

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Syrian security forces have subjected Syrians who returned home after seeking refuge abroad to detention, disappearance and torture, including sexual violence, Amnesty International said today. In a new report, “You’re going to your death”, the organization documented a catalogue of horrific violations committed by Syrian intelligence officers against 66 returnees, including 13 children. Among these […]

EU: Resolution about Syrian forced disappearances

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Syria | European Parliament Adopts Resolution: Calls for Accountability and the Creation of International Mechanism to Locate the Missing and their Remains March 15, 2021 On Thursday, 11 March 2021, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the Syrian conflict – 10 years after the uprising, by a large majority of votes; 568 for, 79 […]

Ten years on the Syrians revolution

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Daraya Rose Protest Ten years on the Syrians revolution In mid-March 2011, Syria witnessed an unprecedented spark of popular protests, which quickly reached most Syrian cities, where hundreds of thousands of Syrians came out carrying slogans calling for change. These demonstrations were absolutely peaceful, despite the excessive violence shown by the authority since the first […]

Germany stops medical doctor accused of torture in Syria

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On June 19, German authorities arrested the Syrian doctor Alaa Musa, who has been practicing medicine in Germany since his asylum in 2015. The arrest on charges of torture in hospitals came while he was in Syria, after testimonies provided by a number of Syrian organisations in Europe, which document the active participation of Doctor […]

Syria in HRW World Report 2020

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Events in Syria of 2019 reinforced the conclusion that the atrocities and rights violations that have characterized the conflict continued to be the rule, not the exception. The Syrian-Russian military alliance in April re-launched military operations against Idlib, the last anti-government foothold, with indiscriminate attacks and prohibited weapons. Areas recaptured by the government saw property […]

Summary of the Syrian refugees’ situation in the educational sector

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Syrian refugee children attend a class at a school in Mount Lebanon Access Center for Human Rights (ACHR) November 2019 – /Lebanon Eight years after of displacement in Lebanon, and despite the international community’s financial support to the host community which is estimated at around $ 8 billion since 2011, Syrian refugees continue to face […]

Reconciling with death, disappearance and fear

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Hundreds of Syrians forced to “reconcile” with Assad’s regime under Russian guarantees have been killed or disappeared in a systemic campaign of arbitrary arrest, enforced disappearances and forced recruitment as cannon fodder in the ongoing fighting in the north of Syria. The Syrian Association for Citizens’ Dignity (SACD) has published this report that documents the […]