The total death toll in Syria on Saturday 18/10/2014 reached 36 deaths including a child, two women, three killed under torture, one at the hands of ISIS, two at the hands of the alliance and one as a result of the siege. In the capital Damascus and its suburbs seven civilians were killed; five in […]
Daily Report on Violations of Human Rights in Syria: 20/08/2014
The death toll in Syria on Wednesday 20/08/2014 reached 57 deaths including two children, a woman, 12 civilians killed under torture and five at the hands of ISIS. In the capital Damascus and its suburbs ten civilians were killed; three died of suffocation due to the launch of the government forces of toxic gases on […]
Fresh FM Radio: A New Victim of Media Attacks
Radio Fresh FM, which is broadcast from the city of Kafranbel in rural Idlib, was raided by elements of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), who stole equipment they found in the office, as well as abducting the following workers: 1- Salaah Abdul Qadir Ja’aar 2- Ahmed Hamdo al-Bayoosh 3- Hamood Juneid […]
Abduction of Razan Zeitouna and three of her Colleagues by an Unknown Group
An unknown group raided the office for Local Development and Documentation of Human Rights Violations in Syria (based in Douma) and abducted the well known human rights activist Razan Zeitouna, the activist and previous political prisoner Sameera al-Khalil, the prominent activist (and husband of Razan Zeitouna) Wa’il Hamada, and the lawyer, activist and poet, Nathim […]
Swedish Journalists Abducted in Syria
Two Swedish journalists were kidnapped in Syria on Saturday 23/11/2013, the Swedish Foreign Ministry confirmed on Monday. The Ministry further revealed that independent photographer Niclas Hammerstrom and independent journalist Magnus Falkehed (who is based in Paris) were both abducted as they were leaving the country. This news comes in during a month considered the worst […]