The detainees of Homs Central Prison continue their hunger strike for the fifth consecutive day despite threats from the prison management that the prison will be raided and the hunger strike ended through forceful means. On 17/10/2017, the detainees of the prison made an open call, the text of which is: We, the detainees of […]
Syria Six Years On: Continuous Violations and Absent Justice
Six years ago, popular protests of an unprecedented nature erupted across Syria. This took place after approximately half a century of emergency rule in which all forms of participation in public life outside the control of the state was halted, including political parties and organisations as well as NGOs. Syria was a closed state in […]
Three Years on the Abduction of Dr al-Abbasi and her Family
Today, the 11/3/2016, marks the third anniversary of the abduction of Dr. Ranya al-Abbasi, her husband and her children, who are: Dima (15 years), Intissar (14 years), Najah (11 years), Alaa'(9 years), Layan (3 years) and Ahmed (7 years). Dr. al-Abbasi’s secretary, who was in the house with Dr. al-Abbasi at the time in which […]
International Report: Systemised Torture Designed to Kill in Syrian Regime Prisons
The Independent International Committee of Inquiry on Syria has published a specialised report concerning acts of mass killing which detainees of the Syrian regime are subjected to, amounting to “extermination” – as it called it- of the civilian population, which is a crime against humanity. The inquiry commission, which works for the UN, called on […]
Prison Swap releases 14 prisoners
This Wednesday saw a prisoner swap take place in Idlib between the Nusra Front and the Syrian regime in which seven prisoners were swapped on each side. According to a news report on the prison swap, the negotiations took place via an institution named “Call of the Prisoner”. However, the report did not clarify the […]
Child Killed by Turkish Police and Others Injured
Eye-witnesses and Syrian detainees at the “Derek” Camp in Turkey have reported that a female child was killed and nine others injured during a rally organised on Monday (17/8/2015) in protest against the length of time for which they had been imprisoned and the lack of clarity for the reasons behind their detention. One of […]
Special Report on Hama Central Prison
The prisoners of the Terrorism and Disturbance wing of the Hama Central Prison have begun a mutiny in protest at the torture practiced on them by a group recently created by the prison director. The mutiny meant that the “regime protectors” battalion had to be called to the prison. A video leaked by prisoners showed […]
240 Detainees Released on Eid-ul-Fitr
The Syrian authorities released approximately 240 prisoners on Eid-ul-Fitr from Adra Prison in Damascus. The majority of these prisoners were from those who were sentenced by the so called “Crimes of terrorism” Court. There were 35 women among those released. Also among those released were Hani Zeitani and Hussein Ghrayr from the “Syrian Centre for […]
Sixteen Detainees Released in Prisoner Swap Deal
Sixteen detainees were released today in Idlib by the Syrian regime, as part of a prisoner swap with the Nusra Front. Among those released were eight women. Neither the Syrian regime, not the Nusra Front released any information on the prisoner swap and the mediator which organised it. The names of those released are: 1. […]
Tadmur Prison: A Special Report
Tadmur Prison (Palmyra) is counted among the worst reputed prisons internationally, having witnessed unprecedented atrocities for at least two decades, some of which has not been documented, and whose perpetrators have not been taken to court till today. Since its inception in 1997, the Syrian Human Rights Committee (SHRC) has worked on the case of […]